More extreme storms ahead for California
Scientists have found that extreme precipitation events in California should become more frequent as the Earth's climate warms over this century. The researchers developed a new technique that predicts the frequency of local, extreme rainfall events by identifying telltale large-scale patterns in atmospheric data. Ref. Source 4y.
Residents in Oroville, Calif., evacuated as authorities fear spillway collapse
Authorities are preparing for the failure of the auxiliary spillway structure, which could cause an uncontrolled release of floodwaters from Lake Oroville. Residents located about 65 miles north of Sacramento, were ordered to evacuate northward, toward Chico. Ref. USAToday.
Name: CJ
Comments: The weather is hitting us really bad in some parts of California. Heavy rains and people are dying too. There are cancellations everywhere.