Showing posts with label El Niño. Show all posts
Showing posts with label El Niño. Show all posts

Sunday, August 16, 2015

A Huge El Niño Could Devastate Southern California

Los Angeles Times

It started in October 1997 in Mexico, when a hurricane fueled by El Niño slammed into Acapulco, causing massive flooding and hundreds of deaths. Details here.

New study finds clear‑cut logging can dramatically increase flood risk.

The Conversation In the past 30 years, floods have affected more than 2.8 billion people worldwide and caused over 500,000 deaths. In Canada...