In 1861-1862, California had such a rainy winter that 4000 people died as a result of massive flooding. Whole towns were washed away.
Great [California] Flood of 1862
The nice thing is that it’s always changing.
Having lived in California since 1973 (now part time in Idaho), I’ve seen quite a few drought / monsoon cycles. This is perfectly NORMAL for California, but the green kook hysterics will start wailing that this is PROOF of climate change and day now.
“but the green kook hysterics will start wailing that this is PROOF of climate change and day now”
In early October said Kook neighbor was hissing at us that it wasn’t going to rain this winter cuz Climate Change and she’s a scientist an all that (biologist, so she knows all about integrating the Navier-Stokes equations, right?) and I was being polite and saying Well we’re about in the middle of the cycle and was guessing about average.
Snow / Rain in late October made her look a bit nervous but the dry spot in November got her confidence back up...and then THIS. Time to climb on the broom and fly around the room screaming I’ll get you my pretties! Complete disaster...it snowed.
Just like it always does, and has, for the last few thousand years. No matter how many BMWs roar up and down 101.
In 1861-1862, California had such a rainy winter that 4000 people died as a result of massive flooding. Whole towns were washed away.
Great [California] Flood of 1862
Mudslides at 11.