Comment on First video of an earthquake fault cracking has revealed another surprise
MBech@feddit.dk 1 day ago
Now here comes my big question. In a place where this is somewhat common (where I live we don’t get earthquakes), how do you determine propertylines if your neighbors whole house just moved 6 feet?
Orangger@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
That is called avulsion, and means you still own that property that moved 6 feet away.
It gets real crazy in floods where a big chuck of property can break off and float downstream. If you can find it later that property is still owned by you, just in a new location.
Obi@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
So you’re saying I should find a dirt cheap property that’s uphill from a coast, and cross my fingers a flood will carry it over to become beach-front and quadruple its value?
SkyezOpen@lemmy.world 20 hours ago
Either that, or rising waters will turn it into beachfront property in 10-15 years anyway. You can’t lose!