@Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone to Microblog Memes@lemmy.worldEnglish • 7 months agoAfter all, how far inland could a hurricane go?lemmy.blahaj.zoneimagemessage-square208fedilinkarrow-up11.13Kfile-text
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minus-square@rottingleaf@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish34•7 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-square@Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish6•7 months agoIs a landslide different to a mudslide?
minus-squareKrzdlinkfedilinkEnglish12•7 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.