Monday, December 20, 2010

Worsening conditions loom as rain pummels California

This week I read an article about California's worsening conditions as they continue to get tons of precipitation. The main points of the article are:
  • San Joaquin Valley citizens have been cleared to return home after fears of major flooding prompted evacuations.
  • estimated 400 to 500 homes were in danger,evacuation recommendation for about 3,000 people was lifted Monday afternoon
  •  stormy weather has gripped California since late last week, triggering mostly minor flooding, mudslides, road closures and power outages.
  • Virtually the entire state was affected by the bad weather, from coastal cities to the Central Valley, Sierra Nevada and southern deserts.
  • Pacific Gas and Electric Co. crews were working to restore power to the last of about 282,000 customers that lost electricity since the storm arrived
  • Repair crews braced for predicted winds of up to 45 mph, along with heavy rain and snow in elevated areas
Precipitation in the form of heavy rain and snow continues to fall, and threatens almost the entire state of california with various hardships such as flooding and mudslides. There have been a few casualties, and repair crews are working hard to make sure that people have power and that their homes are safe. They are being very cautious.

It really is awful that California is always dealing with disasters such as mudslides, and it seems like it is almost year round for them I hope that they deal with no further hardships resulting from their worsening weather conditions.

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