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- A report from the US Geological Survey and a new book from Lucy Jones, an esteemed seismologist, say that an extreme storm could hit California.
- Dubbed ARkStorm, the disaster would overwhelm flood-control systems, force 1.5 million people to evacuate, inundate 25% of California’s land, and cause $ 725 billion in damage. The storm’s flooding would devastate much of the state, from Silicon Valley to Los Angeles.
- California’s current flood-protection systems are not designed to handle an ARkStorm, according to Jones and other experts.
In California, earthquakes are common, and most residents understand the risks of powerful reverberations destroying their homes and streets.
But according to a new book from LA’s most famous seismologist, Lucy Jones, the state faces an even bigger threat: a megaflood that would pummel inland California.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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