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WildYams t1_j3ye6a8 wrote

Reply to comment by ObjectiveDark40 in Northern California sees more rain while the south dries out by bluelotus214

On the plus side, if we start getting rain like this more often, it'll lead to fewer wildfires.

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ObjectiveDark40 t1_j3yf7qn wrote

Except the large amount of growth that will occur in spring and then die off in summer and lay down on top of the rest of the unburnt fuel. 7 years of draught and 1 year of floods is not going to solve anything.

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WildYams t1_j3yqlvi wrote

That's why I said "if we start getting rain like this more often".

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briansabeans t1_j41ga4m wrote

But that's not happening nor is there any sign of that. We are just getting hit by storm after storm after storm for a few weeks. That's not a "plus side"; this is a recipe for mudslides and wildfires. Fixing our water shortage takes a lot more than 1 month and takes a lot more than 1 year.

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WildYams t1_j42hnd9 wrote

> Fixing our water shortage takes a lot more than 1 month and takes a lot more than 1 year.

That's why I said "if we start getting rain like this more often".

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ObjectiveDark40 t1_j3zkht5 wrote

>rain like this

Meaning flooding every 7 years...but I guess the "more often" negates the 7 years part so what you want is just torrential flooding more often?

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