Explained: What is causing the storms in California?
A state of emergency has been called in California following more than 10 days of storms across the state, claiming the lives of at least 14 people. Pictured: This aerial view shows a flooded home partially underwater in Gilroy, California, on January 9, 2023 This aerial view shows a damaged pier is split in Capitola, California, on January 9, 2023 On Sunday, the National Weather Service warned of a 'relentless parade of atmospheric rivers'. In California, only 17 per cent of storms on the state's West Coast are caused by atmospheric rivers, however, they contribute to between 30 and 50 per cent of the areas precipitation. Atmospheric rivers regularly occur across the United States during the winter months, and account for 50 per cent of all rain and snow in the West of the country. The National Weather Service said nearly all of California has seen huge downpours in the past several weeks, totaling between 400 and 600 per cent above average Pictured: An abandoned car under water in east Santa Barbara, California Caltrans crews work to clear a mudslide on Highway 17 that resulted from heavy rain from an atmospheric river storm in the Santa Cruz Mountains, south of Glenwood Drive in Scott's Valley, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 9, 2023 How much rain has fallen in California so far?
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