Big Sur is a beautiful part of California, but as the The Guardian article, Big Sur ravaged by floods, mudslides and storms: ‘Paradise can turn on you’, points out, nature isn’t always kind to humans. California was having its worse drought in a century, but now it has too much rain and has to contend with mudslides and flooding. The Big Sur area is no exception.
As the old saying goes,
Be careful what you wish for.
February 22, 2017
I really wish for too much rain and soon for the southern part of our country.
http://www.chennairains.com/northeast-monsoon-2016-time-drought-management/
You have never experienced flooding and mudslides, have you?
the man with the wry sense of humor… “i’m waiting for the famine next.”
if that all cuts them off and they all become trapped in the canyon as the last guy says…
it wouldn’t be too long before they do run out of food!
then helicopters would have to deliver it I suppose… to a central place.
what a sad mess.
A real mess. Some people are leaving by helicopter — $780 a flight, can carry 3 people but not much room for luggage:
http://www.ksbw.com/article/conditions-worsen-up-palo-colorado/8957697
The end of the article says
Yes, we know all about flash flooding from burn scars and the importance of keeping culverts clear of debris!
Too much dry or too much wet–mother nature does not appear to be a minimalist.
“Nothing in excess.” Tell that to Mother Nature!
Sometimes I whine about where I live but….
maybe I’ll stop that.
🙂
Oh yes, we have and I personally have seen mudslides in Kerala.
And you really want too much rain?
our paradise likes to surprise (not) people by rearranging the above ground structures from below – earthquakes. more recently Christchurch as been affected by tremendous forest fires, many homes lost but no lives…
Yes, earthquakes and forest fires do keep things from being idyllic!