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Why We Are Here => Water Cooler => Topic started by: Brad on August 14, 2022, 10:04:45 AM

Title: Now with More DOOM: Experts - Megafloods could hit California
Post by: Brad on August 14, 2022, 10:04:45 AM

Experts warn California of a disaster 'larger than any in world history.' It's not an earthquake.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2022/08/12/megafloods-could-devastate-california-new-study-says/10308979002/

Title: Re: Now with More DOOM: Experts - Megafloods could hit California
Post by: rcjordan on August 14, 2022, 11:31:34 AM

Yeah, those atmospheric rivers area PITA.

Title: Re: Now with More DOOM: Experts - Megafloods could hit California
Post by: ergophobe on August 14, 2022, 11:13:13 PM

Some video from the future past
https://www.kcra.com/article/1997-flood-stunning-video-shows-water-gushing-through-yosemite-national-park/8565969#

Title: Re: Now with More DOOM: Experts - Megafloods could hit California
Post by: rcjordan on March 29, 2023, 04:23:52 PM

The 'phantom' Tulare Lake returns with a vengeance - Los Angeles Times

https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-03-28/phantom-tulare-lake-returns-with-a-vengeance

Title: Re: Now with More DOOM: Experts - Megafloods could hit California
Post by: rcjordan on July 09, 2023, 01:33:20 PM

>Tulare

California's Newest Lake Is a Surprise Visitor

https://www.newser.com/story/337274/californias-newest-lake-is-a-surprise-visitor.html

Title: Re: Now with More DOOM: Experts - Megafloods could hit California
Post by: littleman on July 10, 2023, 09:07:14 AM

I am very curious about what is going to happen this coming winter.

Title: Re: Now with More DOOM: Experts - Megafloods could hit California
Post by: ergophobe on July 10, 2023, 07:21:59 PM

Me too. A repeat of last winter is likely off the table. I can't see breaking the all-time record twice in a row.

But even a big winter will be tough up here. They are *still* digging out the snow in the Tuolumne Meadows area trying to get buildings open and trying to get Hwy 120 open through the park. Preliminary reports were that 80% of buildings were damaged, but the most recent assessment has it at 63%

Road damage even down at our altitude still has multiple ongoing projects to get both lanes open on some of the main roads.

It would be nice, though too much to ask, to have a few "average" years. We've gone from breaking the all-time drought record to breaking the all-time snow record in 8 years.