Improving forecasts for rain-on-snow flooding
Thursday, December 18, 2014 - 17:31
in Earth & Climate
Researchers hope to better forecast the flood risk from a combination of heavy rains and melting snow, which are most of the worst West Coast floods. Many of the worst West Coast winter floods pack a double punch. Heavy rains and melting snow wash down the mountains together to breach riverbanks, wash out roads and flood buildings.