Horrible news from Washington state: The numbers of deaths in the mudslide massacre continues to rise.. 

I was struck this morning when I heard emergency management officials from the area adamantly say that residents knew the threat of mudslides. That’s fine, and most likely factual. But let’s wait until we count all the bodies before we start blaming residents for their own demise..? How about that one..  

One interesting part of the story: A very small 1.1. quake may have actually been a triggering factor for the mudslide.