Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoAfter all, how far inland could a hurricane go?lemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square207fedilinkarrow-up11.13Karrow-down115file-text
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minus-squarerottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up34·3 months agoMudslides are a thing that many people not living in mountainous terrain simply don’t realize exists. The word “mudslide” also kinda hides the nuance that those contain stones.
minus-squareKnock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·3 months agoIs a landslide different to a mudslide?
minus-squareKrzd@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 months agoLandslides have bigger “chunks” in them and each individual point in a landslide moves a smaller distance than mudslides which are much finer and “flow” almost like an extremely oversized river, just made of mud.
Mudslides are a thing that many people not living in mountainous terrain simply don’t realize exists.
The word “mudslide” also kinda hides the nuance that those contain stones.
Is a landslide different to a mudslide?
Landslides have bigger “chunks” in them and each individual point in a landslide moves a smaller distance than mudslides which are much finer and “flow” almost like an extremely oversized river, just made of mud.
And very fast.