Brett Sanders

professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Irvine, runs UCI’s Flood Lab

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San Diego residents are still reeling from a heavy and rapid downpour that started on Monday morning. Is Southern California built to withstand storms like this?

‘Thousand-year storm’ floods part of San Diego, is SoCal prepared for more?

San Diego residents are still reeling from a heavy and rapid downpour that started on Monday morning. Is Southern California built to withstand storms like this?

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

Many LA County residents could be inundated by at least a foot of flood water — should a once-in-a-100-year storm hit the area, according to UCI researchers.

Most vulnerable to flooding: Long Beach north to Bell Gardens

Many LA County residents could be inundated by at least a foot of flood water — should a once-in-a-100-year storm hit the area, according to UCI researchers.

from Press Play with Madeleine Brand

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