RE: [californiadisasters] The 'Big One' might be a flood

I doubt this is going to happen in California because most of our rainwater goes straight out in the oceans. Also it doesn't rain a whole lot here either, even though December was an exception to that. I just see more taxes and bills being passed to get us to spend More money on some disaster that will happen hundreds of years from now. Can't we focus on more of the important problems that California has right now. For instance, upgrading our schools for our children so they can have a better education in Math and Science. Sorry going off topic but I hope that we all see where I am going with this.

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From: sactovic@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2011 07:12:09 -0800
Subject: [californiadisasters] The 'Big One' might be a flood

 

full story: http://www.sacbee.com/2011/01/14/3323275/the-big-one-might-be-a-flood.html#mi_rss=Our%20Region   The 'Big One' might be a flood By Matt Weiser mweiser@sacbee.com Published: Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 - 12:00 am | Page 1A Last Modified: Friday, Jan. 14, 2011 - 12:05 am California has more risk of catastrophic storms than any other region in the country – even the Southern hurricane states, according to a new study released Thursday. The two-year study by the U.S. Geological Survey is the most thorough effort yet to assess the potential effects of a "worst-case" storm in California. It builds on a new understanding of so-called atmospheric rivers, a focusing of high-powered winds that drag a fire hose of tropical moisture across the Pacific Ocean, pointed directly at California for days on end. The state got a relatively tame taste of the phenomenon in December. The team of experts that developed the scenario can't say when it will happen. But they do say it has happened in the past and is virtually certain to strike again. "This storm, with essentially the same probability as a major earthquake, is potentially four to five times more damaging," said Lucy Jones, USGS chief scientist on the study. "That's not something that is in the public consciousness." The study aims to fix that. A conference on the subject, ending today at California State University, Sacramento, brings together hundreds of emergency planners to discuss the worst-case storm and how to prepare for it.   --CUT--

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