Residents in low-lying cities along the bayshore, San Francisco and Oakland airports, and freeways would be flooded as mega storms dump rain for three to four weeks, not days, as a result of climate change.
Swain warned, "Think the highest king tides you've ever seen and then add a foot or two on top of that, and then add an additional increment ofrisk coming from all the water that would be rushing down from the hills and the rainfall in the coastal mountains, so you'd see a significant amount of flooding along the bayshore."
Swain warns of the risk in a study he co-authored at UCLA's Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. Flood risk, he points out, increases when wildfires burn ground cover, causing storm runoff to overwhelm rivers and streams. Mudslides and debris also reduce waterway capacity. We saw what that can do in
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Monkeypox fears: San Francisco couple says they were nearly booted from Spirit Airlines flight over eczemaAs fears of the monkeypox virus escalate nationwide, a San Francisco woman claims she and her wife were almost booted from a Spirit Airlines flight over her eczema.
Read more »
Longtime East Side resident uses education and empathy to benefit San Antonio-area residentsLynda Richardson grew up on the East Side when the church played a big part in Black...
Read more »
San Antonio residents won't feel tighter Edwards Aquifer pumping restrictionsSAWS will not increase watering restrictions, but it is issuing citations and fines for those flouting Stage 2 watering rules.
Read more »
Up to 80% of illicit drugs are laced with fentanyl, says Scott Silverman -SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – Fentanyl continues to come to San Diego in the form of fake prescription pills, street marijuana and other illicit drugs like cocaine. Scott Silverman, author of The Opioid Epidemic, joined KUSI’s Paul Rudy on Good Morning San Diego to warn San Diegans that up to 80% of illicit drugs are laced with fentanyl. Fentanyl is a synthetic...
Read more »
Retired San Diego Border Patrol agent slams DHS Secretary Mayorkas for lying about the borderRetired Border Patrol agent JJ Carrell joined 'Fox & Friends First' to explain how the Biden administration has created an open border while lying about the situation.
Read more »
Global warming hits home as San Antonio endures hottest summerOpinion: All of us should be concerned and committed to supporting citywide and individual actions to conserve water and energy and to slow climate change and global warming.
Read more »