The Danger of Landslides in California

Since New Year's, California has experienced more than 500 landslides spanning the entire state from the mountains to the coast. Once you've had a lot of rain and the sponge is full, then the next rainstorm that comes in, the bar is lower for triggering new landslides. In 2005, this slide on a clear morning swallowed up the community of La Cincieta. Nearly a decade later, one of the nation's worst ever mudslides in the town of Osso, Washington killed 43 people without warning.