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In reply to the discussion: What Is Not Being Discussed About the LA Fires. [View all]paleotn
(19,697 posts)4. Agree. Angelinos are being exposed to some rather nasty things.
Same issue when it comes to flood waters. Particularly wading through flood waters. Think of every dangerous, toxic chemical in your house, garage, basement, under you kitchen and bathroom counters, in your car, in your appliances. Now add the nastiness and pathogens from your septic tank or sewer line. Mix up all that awfulness and dump it in the water. That's what you're exposed to when wading through urban / suburban flood water.
But for LA, that same awfulness is in the very air they're breathing. Scary stuff.
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There may, arguably, be greater risks from mixed residential/commercial fires than from WTC buildings.
CoopersDad
9 hrs ago
#1
I've been looking at concrete -- it is a bit more complicated here because of earthquakes.
LauraInLA
7 hrs ago
#16
I've seen people with goats here -- there was a flock evacuated from the Palisades -- they tried to run!
LauraInLA
7 hrs ago
#18
Thank you. That's good information. Those fires in Boulder, a city I love and visited often, went down the...
NNadir
8 hrs ago
#10
I'm very sure that's true. There are so many of these disasters now, that we tend to forget individual cases unless...
NNadir
7 hrs ago
#20
This is a very interesting comparison! Thank you for the info and the idea to read more ;).
LauraInLA
7 hrs ago
#19
Could you share this article as a separate thread? I think it should get broad visibility.
LauraInLA
4 hrs ago
#36
I don't know in which part of town you're living, but in my part of Burbank we're still seeing ash. Hope today
LauraInLA
7 hrs ago
#21
Thank you. I think it will take a long time for us to realize just how much we have lost as a community,
LauraInLA
4 hrs ago
#40
definitely true... it was mentioned a lot when Canadian forests were burning and the smoke blew down here
LymphocyteLover
7 hrs ago
#22