Texas, Southern California and flash flood
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Deadly floods like those in Texas are rare in California, but climate change-fueled storms could make them more likely, climate scientists say.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) on a trip to South Carolina highlighted the plight of Los Angeles communities still recovering from devastating wildfires.
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KTVU FOX 2 on MSNCalifornia emergency officials review alert systems in wake of Texas tragedyAs recovery efforts continue in Central Texas following the deadly July 4 flooding, emergency management officials in California are taking a closer look at how alerts are delivered during disasters.
Nearly a century ago, L.A. County suffered the deadliest dam failure in U.S. history. Design flaws caused the St. Francis Dam to collapse in 1928, killing at least 431 people from a flood that swept from Santa Clarita to Ventura.
The members are in addition to nine members deployed Monday from the cities of Riverside and Oakland, according to a news release from the Governor’s Office.
The Trump administration fired most probationary staff at the weather service earlier this year, but that did not hinder Texas weather offices’ ability to forecast the storm, says Tom Fahy of the National Weather Service Employees Organisation,