California's 'Big One' could be a flood
Posted by 1969 on 1/14/2011, 9:25 am
| California has more risk of catastrophic storms than any other region in the country -- even the Southern hurricane states, according to a new study released Thursday.  Link to SacBee article The two-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey is the most thorough effort yet to assess the potential effects of a "worst-case" storm in California. It builds on a new understanding of so-called atmospheric rivers, a focusing of high-powered winds that drag a fire hose of tropical moisture across the Pacific Ocean, pointed directly at California for days on end. The state got a relatively tame taste of the phenomenon in December.  |
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