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California, Battered by Atmospheric Rivers, Faces a Big Melt This Spring

Inside Climate News · By Bob Berwyn · last updated
More frequent and moisture laden weather surges highlight how California’s wet and dry cycles are being sharpened by the warming climate.

By Bob Berwyn

The latest atmospheric river surging into California probably won’t result in worst-case flooding, state water officials and scientists said Monday. But as global warming shifts the range of possibilities, this winter’s often record levels of snow and rain could set the stage for deluges in spring if there are more strong storms or an early heatwave, they warned.