j2dumfounded :toad: · @j2dumfounded
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If Floridians can have named hurricanes and Wisconsin can have named winter storms, it’s time for to have named .

What’s fair is fair! We’d be up to Arkstorm Gina by now, just sayin.

#california #atmosphericrivers #potus #arkstorm

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LPL · @lapeltz
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In Nov 1861, it began to rain in CA, presaging disaster. By late Dec, the rivers were full, the Sierra Nevada was under snow, and the soils of the Central Valley were saturated. In early Jan 1862, storms delivered 10’ of rain…
washingtonpost.com/opinions/20

#arkstorm

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Andy @Revkin · @revkin
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This point does get missed. The worst-case scenario is *not* the worst case by a long shot (and this doesn't even account for the 30 feet of sinking landscapes in key at-risk areas). More: revkin.substack.com/p/californ
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RT @stevebloom55
@flowinguphill @RARohde @HyperHydr0 @mdettinger @CoryCopelandH2O @JayLund113 For those who may not know, the ARkStorm scena…
twitter.com/stevebloom55/statu

#arkstorm #atmosphericriver #megaflood

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ScienceActually · @scienceactually
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A series of rainstorms caused by atmospheric rivers—much like what is happening now—could cause "megaflooding" in California and put huge parts of the state underwater, scientists warn.
vice.com/en/article/88qjpz/us-

#californiaflood #californiastorm #arkstorm #Climate #climatechange #sanfranciscoflood

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Andy @Revkin · @revkin
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When big weather is happening, I get pretty mesmerized by @Windycom's wind visualizations. For the rest (water vapor, visible satellite, etc), see the GOES Image Viewer link in my post: revkin.substack.com/p/californ

#atmosphericriver #wxtwitter #arkstorm

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j2dumfounded :toad: · @j2dumfounded
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@Squish

Interesting resource, thanks for sharing. Looks like Rio del Mar has orders, as well as Watsonville, to evacuate, while some parts of the CZU burn zone have advisories. Stay safe, peeps!

#arkstorm

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AI6YR · @ai6yr
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USGS has a video on the risk to (basically, a train of atmospheric rivers that doesn't stop... overwhelming rain.) youtube.com/watch?v=7Vcfeia8Qr

#arkstorm #california #cawx

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AI6YR · @ai6yr
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Some background reading on the threat to when we get another "Arkstorm" event. (from the USGS) (lots of worries about this upcoming event, but there's no indication this will be at this magnitude... yet) usgs.gov/programs/science-appl

#california #cawx #weather #arkstorm

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Mateo · @Ligeirinho
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of the most recent which flooded the Central Valley in 1861–62.

#map #california #arkstorm #atmosphericriver #meteorology

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A.W.Ford, the Curious Curator · @awford
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