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Parts of California in for a 'quick shot of rain' before drier weather arrives

LOS ANGELES — A series of atmospheric river storms that dropped record-breaking rain and unleashed chaos across California will end with a whimper this week, as a weak storm will give way to what's expected to be a prolonged drier period.

Los Angeles Times

Flood forecasts in real-time with block-by-block data could save lives – a new machine learning method makes it possible

The extreme flooding and mudslides across California in recent weeks took many drivers by surprise. Sinkholes swallowed cars, highways became fast-moving rivers of water, entire neighborhoods were evacuated. At least 20 people died in the storms, several of them after becoming trapped in cars in rushing water.

The Conversation

California begins to clean up storm damage as weather clears

The damage is spread across 41 of California's 58 counties

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California residents struggle to recover after weeks of storms

Residents grapple with the effects of three straight weeks of severe weather as mudslides and rescue efforts continue.

Al Jazeera

Flooded communities, 500 mudslides, broken bridges: California faces long, costly storm recovery

LOS ANGELES — The atmospheric river storms that pummeled California for weeks inflicted "extensive" damage to as many as 40 of the state's 58 counties, and total repairs could reach as much as $1 billion, according to authorities.

Los Angeles Times

Supermarket shelves stripped bare in north Queensland as warnings about flash flooding remain, despite easing rain

Heavy rain is expected to ease today but days of flooding leave supermarkets running low on supplies in parts of Queensland's north, with producers finding new routes to get fruit and vegetables into the region.

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California weather calms after weeks of storms

California’s weather has calmed down after weeks of atmospheric rivers that have drenched the state and covered its mountains in heavy snow

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Devastating storms might be over, but officials caution California to stay vigilant

As the skies begin to clear and a relentless series of atmospheric rivers starts to move out, Californians are finally catching a break as they assess the aftermath of weeks of downed trees, landslides and devastating flooding.

Los Angeles Times

The complex psychology behind keeping Californians safe in a megastorm

Despite desperate pleas from California Gov. Gavin Newsom about the dangers of extreme weather, and weeks of advance warnings from meteorologists, the relentless series of storms drenching California has already claimed more lives than the death toll from the past two years of wildfires.

Tribune News Service

More rain and snow hits California in ninth storm in three weeks

US President Joe Biden will travel to California on Thursday to visit areas impacted by the extreme weather

Irish Mirror

California Rainstorm Death Toll Reaches 20, Biden Plans Visit

The parade of atmospheric rivers that pounded California for three weeks finally faded on Monday, enabling the state to begin lengthy repairs to roads and levees as the White House announced President Joe Biden planned to survey the damage. The nine consecutive rainstorms that inundated California in succession since Dec.…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Overnight downpours cause damage throughout Bay Area, but forecasts clear for remainder of the week

SAN JOSE, Calif. — One of the wettest periods in the Bay Area’s recorded history began winding to a close this week with a lashing of rain that caused hillsides to buckle in the Berkeley and Oakland hills and several highways to close across Northern California.

Tribune News Service

California faces weeks-long cleanup as "one last moist storm system" lashes saturated state

President Biden will on Thursday visit communities along California's central coast that have been affected by the storms that have killed at least 19 people.

Axios

President Biden to travel to California this week to assess storm damage

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will travel to California’s Central Coast Thursday to observe storm damage and “assess what additional federal support is needed,” the White House said.

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Al Jazeera

Ninth severe storm batters California in ‘major disaster’

Governor Gavin Newsom signs an executive order to help with relief efforts as state endures three weeks of storms.

Tribune News Service

Overnight downpours cause damage throughout Bay Area, but forecasts clear for remainder of the week

SAN JOSE, Calif. — The San Francisco Bay Area was doused with yet another overnight storm late Sunday into Monday. But it appears that the downed trees and power outages could have been a parting gift from the historic downpours, as mostly bright skies crowd forecasts for the foreseeable future.

WEKU

For California, weeks of deadly storms are finally set to wane after Monday

Since late December, a series of storms had dropped a year's worth of rain in just a few weeks, causing widespread floods and power outages. At least 19 people have died as a result of the storms.

The Independent UK

Last in series of California storms dumps more rain, snow

The last in a three-week series of major winter storms is churning through California

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The Guardian - US

Today, California is hammered by extreme weather. Tomorrow, it could be your area

Even if disasters feel far away, we all live in the same planetary neighborhood. Can we unite in our response to the crisis?

The Guardian - US

California’s rainstorm hell ‘among the most deadly disasters in our history’

The series of storms that have pummeled the state have killed at least 19 people and left swaths of land flooded

Zenger

After Going Viral, California Man Seeks To Aid Flooded Hometown

Parked at the convenient market, Alejandro Martinez turned on his phone camera and continued to document the murky floodwaters.

Los Angeles Times

California bracing for one final round of storms as officials assess damage

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Another moderate storm is expected to hit California on Sunday evening and continue into Monday, bringing more rain along the coast and inland valleys and up to 2 feet of snow in the mountain regions of Northern California.

Tribune News Service

Biden grants federal disaster relief for California counties hit hard by severe storms

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Federal help for those affected by a series of severe storms in California has been approved by the White House.

Los Angeles Times

A canoe, a rope and a swimmer: Rescuing Californians stranded by recent violent storms

LOS ANGELES — The woman clung to a tree in pitch darkness. Nearby, her gray pickup was submerged in murky, brown water.

WEKU

California's system to defend against mudslides is being put to the ultimate test

California has seen hundreds of landslides this month. But the factors that make the state so vulnerable to landslides go well beyond the atmospheric rivers that have inundated the state.

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