‘Upping the odds’: megafloods could add to California disaster woes, study says

Scientists concluded that a series of storms could dump enough rainfall to displace millions, causing over $1tn in losses

Driven by the climate crisis, exceedingly rare megafloods will become more common – and more catastrophic – according to a new study that found their likelihood has already doubled in California.

The unexpected threat lingers even as browning hillsides, fallowed fields and bathtub ring-laden reservoirs serve as a constant reminder of the drought disaster in the state, which may be woefully unprepared when the coin inevitably flips.

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(SOURCE) https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/12/california-climate-crisis-megafloods

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