Lake Levels Rise Across Region
Winter storms that have dented the drought across much of California have also boosted reservoir levels in several San Diego County lakes — especially those fed by storm runoff.
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Deadly Flooding is Hitting Several Countries at Once. Scientists Say This Will Only Be More Common
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Andrea Mora /AP Newsby Isabella O'Malley, Brittany Peterson, and Drew CostleySchools in New Delhi were forced to close Monday after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, with landslides and flash floods killing at least 15 people over the last three days. Farther north, the overflowing Beas River swept vehicles downstream as it flooded neighborhoods. In Japan, torrential rain pounded the southwest, causing floods and mudslides that left two people dead and at least six others missing Monday.
Land of Fire and Flood: How the Climate Crisis is Challenging Our Water Supply
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Andrea Mora /LAist by Erin StoneMark Pestrella is the director of L.A. County Public Works, which oversees 27 spreading grounds and 14 dams that both hold most of our local water supply as well as prevent massive flooding in the cities below.
Pestrella said he isn’t losing sleep over a megaflood. His biggest concern? The increasing severity of smaller, but intense storms — like many we experienced this winter.
Recent Rains Are ‘Nowhere Near’ What California Might See in the Future, Climate Expert Says
/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /San Francisco Chronicleby Jack LeeThe atmospheric rivers that pummeled California are a far cry from what a series of extreme storms could potentially bring, climate scientist Daniel Swain said at a legislative hearing on Wednesday that explored the impacts of the recent storm sequence.
“We’re nowhere near the kinds of events that we think are possible in a warming climate,” said Swain, a researcher at UCLA and The Nature Conservancy.
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