California has experienced an exceptionally wet winter with 11 atmospheric rivers battering the state since late December. A twelfth such storm is due to land on Tuesday, threatening to cause even more flooding, landslides and road closures.
A view of flooded mobile homes in the Haven Acres Mobile Home Park after the San Joaquin river overflowed in the San Joaquin Valley community of Lathrop, California, U.S. March 19, 2023. REUTERS/Fred Greavesatmospheric rivers
Just a few months ago, a color-coded map created by the monitor, which partners with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, showed large globs of the state in the red of "extreme" drought or deep red of "exceptional" drought. The driest areas were largely concentrated in the state's Central Valley agricultural lands.
The heavy rains can create dangers around burn scars from previous wildfires. The denuded land becomes susceptible to mudslides.The basin of the overused Colorado River, which runs through seven Western states and part of Mexico, received comparatively little rainfall from the atmospheric rivers. Although snowfall in the mountains was substantial, the long-term state of the river remains dire.
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