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Looking at that original wetland map makes me better understand the liquefaction zones south of Santa Monica. I'm very happy that my apartment is on the origina
by jboggan 9y ago
Looking at that original wetland map makes me better understand the liquefaction zones south of Santa Monica. I'm very happy that my apartment is on the original surface bedrock, but it's amazing how much has been built on relatively baseless infill. That's going to be huge trouble during the next big earthquake.
http://geohub.lacity.org/datasets/4842ad85584c430481246852280257c2_9?geometry=-119.23%2C33.789%2C-117.364%2C34.131 http://geohub.lacity.org/datasets/4842ad85584c43048124685228...
- robocat 9y agoFor anyone from LA visiting Christchurch in New Zealand, go to the some of the empty areas of the eastern suburbs of Christchurch: large areas where homes used to be - all removed due to liquifacation.
- JBlue42 9y agoThat's a nice one. Will have to bookmark. If anyone needs to check their parcel for lots of info, ZIMAS is very useful: http://zimas.lacity.org/ http://zimas.lacity.org/