A disastrous megaflood is coming to California

by 8DonCo Fri Aug 12, 2022 8:46 pm

A disastrous megaflood is coming to California, experts say, and it could be the most expensive natural disaster in history
Many Californians fear the “Big One,” but it might not be what you think.
It’s not an earthquake. And it isn’t the mega drought. It’s actually the exact opposite.
A megaflood.

It’s happened before. It will happen again, but worse, warns scientists

Over 150 years ago, a strong series of atmospheric rivers drenched the Golden State, causing one of the most exceptional floods in history following a dry spell that had left the West parched for decades.
Communities were demolished in minutes.
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This 1861 photograph shows flooding in Sacramento.

Sacramento Public Library

It was the winter of 1861-1862 and a historic megaflood transformed the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys into a “temporary but vast inland sea,” according to the study. Some areas had up to 30 feet of water for weeks, obliterating infrastructure, farmland, and towns.