According to a recent research, climate change puts California at danger for a major flood that would cause $1 trillion in damages, displace millions of citizens, and submerge portions of Los Angeles and Sacramento.
Climate change, according to researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, doubles the likelihood of biblical-scale floods in the Golden State.
He said, “There is more rain overall, more heavy downpour hourly, and higher winds.”
Scientists at UCLA discovered that an intense, month-long storm, such as the one that flooded Sacramento and modern-day Los Angeles in 1862, might send several feet of rain across hundreds of miles of California.
According to a research published on Friday in the journal Science Advances, certain cities may get more than 100 inches of precipitation, displacing 5 to 10 million people, shutting off the state’s roadways for weeks or perhaps a month, and incurring international economic harm.
He said, “There is more rain overall, more heavy downpour hourly, and higher winds.”
Scientists at UCLA discovered that an intense, month-long storm, such as the one that flooded Sacramento and modern-day Los Angeles in 1862, might send several feet of rain across hundreds of miles of California.
According to a research published on Friday in the journal Science Advances, certain cities may get more than 100 inches of precipitation, displacing 5 to 10 million people, shutting off the state’s roadways for weeks or perhaps a month, and incurring international economic harm.
Even with weeks of warning from meteorologists and climatologists, it would be impossible to evacuate the 5 to 10 million people who dwell in these locations, according to the initial ARkStorm research.
Now, academics and state authorities want to utilize the data from this new study to determine how to react to a storm of this magnitude.
The California Department of Water Resources, the California Office of Emergency Services, and the Federal Emergency Management Agency will assist with the mapping and testing of sophisticated flood models.
The researchers and the state would then utilize this knowledge to build mitigation preparations for a storm of this magnitude. This may include releasing water from reservoirs in advance, permitting floodwater to inundate designated floodplains, and redirecting water away from dense populations.
Director of the California Department of Water Resources Karla Nemeth stated, “The department will use this report to identify the risks, seek resources, support the Central Valley Flood Protection Plan, and help educate all Californians so we can understand the risk of flooding in our communities and be prepared.”