An atmospheric river could trigger a 'bomb cyclone' and more flooding this week in California, as millions of residents recover from a deluge that killed at least one person over the weekend and contributed to flooding, mudslides and power outages.
Floodwater in a home Monday after heavy rain in San Francisco.Because a warmer atmosphere can absorb more water vapor, atmospheric rivers are expected to grow stronger as the climate changes.
Flooding damage from atmospheric rivers in the West could double or triple by the end of the century,, which modeled the results in both moderate and high greenhouse gas emissions scenarios. In Sacramento, a New Year’s Eve deluge killed one person, prompted the evacuation of more than 1,000 inmates in a county jail and washed away a section of a levee system that protects mostly rural farmland.
"These winds combined with already saturated soils will likely result in downed trees/limbs causing isolated to scattered power outages as well as potential property damage," the National Weather Service in San Francisco said in itsUrban areas in Northern California could get up to 5 inches of rain, while coastal regions could get up to 8 inches through Thursday.
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