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Mudslide Fears Linger After Devastating Fire
Nearly eight months after the Bond Fire in Orange County, Calif., residents say they fear deadly mudslides are on the horizon, despite the state-wide drought.
The Bond Fire, which erupted in Silverado Canyon Dec. 2, 2020, burnt away vegetation that previously played a crucial part in capturing and storing rainfall. Without it, rain can fall into the canyon without obstruction, creating a mudslide hazard.
Catastrophic mudslides aren’t unprecedented in Southern California.
In January 2018, 23 people died after debris flows as high as 15 feet moved through Montecito, Calif. at speeds of up to 20 miles per hour. Two of the bodies were never found. The community was previously affected by the Thomas Fire, which burned 281,893 acres earlier that month.
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Drought Lures Rattlesnakes Into Residential Areas
California’s ongoing drought is enticing venomous reptiles out of the wild and toward residential areas, says an Orange County snake remover.
“This drought we’re having this year is definitely causing an increase of snakes in neighborhoods,” Dan Wells told The Epoch Times. “It’s causing snakes to be closer to water, prey, and shelter.”
In June, Wells caught and relocated 47 rattlesnakes, compared to the seven snakes he captured 2020.
The dry, hot weather is prompting rattlesnakes to slither down the hills and toward more moisture-rich areas such as creeks and waterways behind homes, he said. As the snakes attempt to relocate, wet areas are also increasingly popular due to their abundance of prey.
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