Santa Barbara County takes emergency action to better protect Montecito from mudslides
6 years, 3 months ago

Santa Barbara County takes emergency action to better protect Montecito from mudslides

LA Times  

Jon Simpson works on installation of one of five debris flow barriers engineered in Switzerland and under construction on Conejo Mountain. Santa Barbara County granted an emergency permit Friday to a private group’s request to install 11 steel ring nets to hold back boulders in canyons above Montecito that led to January’s deadly debris flows. “We plan to order these nets today if we can and start installing them the first week of January,” said Patrick McElroy, executive director of the Partnership for Resilient Communities and former chief of the Santa Barbara City Fire Department. “The partnership has stepped up for our community and filled a critical gap,” said Mona Miyasato, Santa Barbara County chief executive. In the two canyons that caused the worst damage — Cold Springs and San Ysidro creeks — the steel hoop nets will be stretched across the streams at different points above the debris basins.

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EXPLAINER: Tackling threat of mudslides in soaked California
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Tackling threat of mudslides in soaked California

Associated Press  

SAN DIEGO — Relentless storms from a series of atmospheric rivers have saturated the steep mountains and bald hillsides scarred from wildfires along much of California’s long coastline, causing hundreds of landslides this month. The most vulnerable areas are hillsides that have burned in the past two to three years with communities below them, said Jeremy Lancaster, who leads the …

EXPLAINER: Tackling threat of mudslides in soaked California
2 years, 2 months ago

EXPLAINER: Tackling threat of mudslides in soaked California

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Relentless storms from a series …

Five years to the day after deadly mudslides, rains again force families from their Montecito homes
2 years, 2 months ago

Five years to the day after deadly mudslides, rains again force families from their Montecito homes

LA Times  

Montecito Summerland Fire Protection District responds to a rockslide where two 500-gallon propane tanks were washed up along the 800 block of Toro Canyon Road in Summerland. The entire town of Montecito was ordered to evacuate Monday, as officials feared the heavy rains could once again bring devastating mudslides and flooding to the idyllic coastal community next to Santa Barbara. …

All of Montecito ordered to evacuate over mudslide concerns during historic California storm
2 years, 2 months ago

All of Montecito ordered to evacuate over mudslide concerns during historic California storm

Daily Mail  

Storms in the Golden State have already resulted in 14 deaths Santa Barbara County is also under a shelter-in-place order She urged people to be 'nicer to Mother Nature' Ellen DeGeneres shared a video of a creek overflowing near her house Ellen DeGeneres braved treacherous conditions outside her home in Montecito, California to show the 'unprecedented rain' the town is …

Santa Barbara County knew mudslides were a risk. It did little to stop them
6 years, 3 months ago

Santa Barbara County knew mudslides were a risk. It did little to stop them

LA Times  

During severe winter storms, Cold Springs Creek above Montecito turns into a torrent of mud, uprooted trees and shed-size boulders as it drains three square miles of sheer mountain front. “The danger of loss of life and the menace of public health is great,” said a memo summarizing Pehrson’s conclusions five years after the Cold Springs Creek basin and five …

Lessons from California Mudslides: Science's Credibility Is At Stake
6 years, 10 months ago

Lessons from California Mudslides: Science's Credibility Is At Stake

Wired  

For applied scientists—that intrepid cadre who get their hands dirty in the sometimes dangerous world beyond the ivory tower, participating in difficult decisions with little time and major consequences—getting the right answer is only half the battle. Predicting debris flows—you might know them better as mudslides— is literally more difficult than rocket science, involving deep concepts in complexity theory like …

As Montecito cleanup continues, a search for where to dump thousands of tons of mud
7 years, 2 months ago

As Montecito cleanup continues, a search for where to dump thousands of tons of mud

LA Times  

Montecito cleanup and recovery efforts continue as workers try to get water and sewer lines working in the area. “There’s a lot of debris out there,” said Brad Bihun, a spokesman for the multi-agency response to last week’s mudflows that killed at least 20 people and destroyed more than 100 homes. “But we will find out, we will find its …

Californians Evacuated Out Of Fear Of Mudslides Where Thomas Fire Scorched Land
7 years, 2 months ago

Californians Evacuated Out Of Fear Of Mudslides Where Thomas Fire Scorched Land

NPR  

Californians Evacuated Out Of Fear Of Mudslides Where Thomas Fire Scorched Land Thousands of Californians have been evacuated from the Santa Barbara area among fears of mudslides after heavy rains hit the hillsides denuded by the enormous Thomas fire. After months of bone-dry conditions, heavy rains fell north of Los Angeles overnight exactly were the state's largest wildfire had recently …

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