Scientists predict heavy flood events over Sierra Nevada will become more extreme under future climate warming
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The Mirage –
California is on track to get drier over the coming decades. But that doesn’t mean the golden state’s water woes come only from too little rain. In a new study, researchers at UC Santa Barbara and UCLA warn that flooding potential associated with extreme precipitation events is set to sharply increase.