New research suggests climate change increases the likelihood of a massive California "megaflood," akin to the Great Flood of 1862. That disaster, brought on by more than 40 days of constant rain ...

For well over a century, the Great Flood of 1862 has remained among California’s worst natural disasters — a megastorm that’s been used as a benchmark for state emergency planners and ...

From the Great Flood of 1938 to the wildfires of 2025, PCH has been repeatedly battered by California's climate. This year's ...

WATCH: Calif. climate migrant family settles in Vermont Long before climate change, California’s Great Flood of 1862 stretched up to 300 miles long and 60 miles across. According to the study ...

a perfect storm of weather conditions in 1861 caused a massive flood throughout the state of California that is still considered one of the most expensive natural disasters in state history.

We've compiled some of those images with courtesy to the DWR. The Great California Flood of 1861-1862 was a series of four floods from December 9, 1861, Dec. 23-28, January 9-12, 1862 and ...

Parts of California's capital will be underwater ... "It's eventually going to happen." The Great Flood of 1862 was fueled by a large snowpack and a series of atmospheric rivers — rivers ...

A long-feared monster earthquake off the coast of California, Oregon and Washington could cause some areas to sink by more ...

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