What The Next Hurricane Will Do To California
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California almost never gets hurricanes. But in 2023, Tropical Storm Hilary showed what can happen when even a dying tropical cyclone reaches a landscape built for drought. D.Valley received more than its average annual rainfall in a single day. Roads flooded, debris flows tore through dry terrain, and billions of dollars in damage followed. And Hilary was no longer a hurricane. California’s cold coastal current, wind shear and sinking air normally destroy tropical cyclones before they arrive. But those protections are conditions, not permanent walls — and during an El Niño, some of them can shift. California has experienced hurricane-force tropical winds once in the historical record, in 1858. In this documentary, we examine how that storm got through, why the next major tropical cyclone may be more dangerous for its water than its wind, and what Southern California’s burn scars, canyons and cities could face. -- DISCUSSIONS & SOCIAL MEDIA Commercial Purposes: insanecuriositybusine
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