California is preparing for possible megafloods that could bring more than 100 inches of rain in some areas of the state, which experts are linking to climate change.
A study by the journal Science Advances reported climate change has doubled the chances of major flooding happening in California in the next four decades.
The study suggests the state, which already grapples with wildfires and droughts, could face an extreme month of storms and flooding.
“In the future scenario, the storm sequence is bigger in almost every respect,” said Daniel Swain, UCLA climate scientist who co-authored the study.