The ongoing rains are already boosting California’s water storage system. Major reservoirs are rising, some rapidly. But the drought isn’t yet over and the West Coast remains dominated by a “weak to moderate” La Niña system.
‘We like rain in California, but we love snow’
Experts say consecutive storms are made more dangerous by an already-soaked landscape’s inability to absorb more water. In addition to creating swollen creeks and mudslides, incessant rain reduces soils’ ability to hold vegetation, and California’scan easily fall over. Areas with wildfire burn scars are at risk of flash-flooding, officials said.
Some experts think the flooding from the incoming storms could be tempered by the fact that the developing system is relatively cold. This will translate into more snow and less rain, at least at high elevations. The plan calls on nature-based solutions, like restored floodplains, and infrastructural improvements, like fortified levees near urban areas, to help reduce the impacts of higher-energy storm systems expected as a result of the warming climate.
“It takes a lot of time for that water to find a way out,” said Mark Dickman, associate director for data at the U.S. Geological Survey in Sacramento. “There’s just nowhere for it to go.”
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