YAHOO! NEWS UK: Scientists have warned politicians to take preventative action as a superstorm, dubbed the 'Big One', is expected to hit California.
US Geological Survey scientists predict that the storm could last 40 days, producing up to 10-feet of rain and causing £190 billion ($300 billion) worth of flooding damage, which would make it the most destructive storm in California's modern history.
National Weather Service images show an atmospheric river system - a huge hose-like flow of Pacific Ocean moisture - moving onto the state increasing the risk of the winter weather phenomenon.
The storm scenario, combining prehistoric geologic flood history with modern flood mapping and climate-change projections, was released at an ARkStorm Summit in Sacramento, California last week.
The scenario suggests that a quarter of houses in the Golden State could be battered by flooding. >>> Gaby Leslie, Yahoo! News | Tuesday, January 18, 2011
