Monthly Archives: October 2009
The Press-Enterprise: “Foiling Water’s Fury”
By Janet Zimmerman ” The potential for devastating floods have not garnered the same attention or concern as earthquakes among planners and the public, said Dale Cox, project manager for the U.S. Geological Survey’s Multi-Hazards Demonstration Project, the group behind the drills.” “The Big One as it relates to a
The Modesto Bee: ‘River’ delivers stormy weather
By Matt Weiser “Had the storm hit farther south, it could have caused devastating mudslides on recently burned Southern California mountain slopes. Had it occurred later in winter, when the ground was saturated, the storm might have caused dangerous floods.” “”We just dodged a bullet,” said Lucy Jones, chief scientist
USGS News Release: Atmospheric River Slams Northern California
by Dale A. Cox As people in northern California begin to assess damage from the high winds and heavy rain of October 13 and 14, they may wonder what hit them. The answer, according to Dave Reynolds, meteorologist-in-charge at NOAA’s National Weather Service forecast office in Monterey, was an “atmospheric
