Comments on: Yo, TB. https://habitablezone.com/2014/02/28/yo-tb/ Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:15:13 -0700 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2014/02/28/yo-tb/#comment-29996 Robert Sat, 01 Mar 2014 01:36:09 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=43473#comment-29996 I think our situation here is pretty secure. Silicon Valley, i.e. South Bay, is a broad flat plain, with a few creeks and a couple of urban rivers. It's not really an alluvial plain, to my way of thinking, because there's no dominant river carving the landscape. What flooding we get from time to time seems well controlled. There are frequently mudslides in the surrounding hills, but nothing reported so far. It's far Southern California that's at risk, especially San Diego county, which recently had wilfires that left a lot of naked hillsides behind. There've been evacuations already, and it's only a matter of time, I think, before we get the first report of mudslides. I think our situation here is pretty secure. Silicon Valley, i.e. South Bay, is a broad flat plain, with a few creeks and a couple of urban rivers. It’s not really an alluvial plain, to my way of thinking, because there’s no dominant river carving the landscape. What flooding we get from time to time seems well controlled. There are frequently mudslides in the surrounding hills, but nothing reported so far.

It’s far Southern California that’s at risk, especially San Diego county, which recently had wilfires that left a lot of naked hillsides behind. There’ve been evacuations already, and it’s only a matter of time, I think, before we get the first report of mudslides.

]]> By: podrock https://habitablezone.com/2014/02/28/yo-tb/#comment-29994 podrock Sat, 01 Mar 2014 00:55:00 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=43473#comment-29994 We had months of below average precipitation when we got our annual amount in a few days last September. We're still cleaning up the mess. We had months of below average precipitation when we got our annual amount in a few days last September. We’re still cleaning up the mess.

]]> By: TB https://habitablezone.com/2014/02/28/yo-tb/#comment-29993 TB Fri, 28 Feb 2014 23:13:55 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=43473#comment-29993 I don't live in a flood or mudslide area, so mostly for me it's just rain. I just hope some of this is getting to the Valley. I don’t live in a flood or mudslide area, so mostly for me it’s just rain. I just hope some of this is getting to the Valley.

]]> By: Robert https://habitablezone.com/2014/02/28/yo-tb/#comment-29992 Robert Fri, 28 Feb 2014 18:50:04 +0000 http://habitablezone.com/?p=43473#comment-29992 Not so much up where Tom lives. Forecast is for two inches, and the flooding will get worse. Caltrans has been rescuing stranded motorists, and earlier today the cops had to rescue a homeless man who was stranded midstream in an urban river. That's just San Jose. I'm sure there's a lot more like that in the North Bay--there always is. Huge hassles, but everybody knows we need the water. Not so much up where Tom lives.

Forecast is for two inches, and the flooding will get worse. Caltrans has been rescuing stranded motorists, and earlier today the cops had to rescue a homeless man who was stranded midstream in an urban river. That’s just San Jose. I’m sure there’s a lot more like that in the North Bay–there always is.

Huge hassles, but everybody knows we need the water.

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