New research suggests climate change increases the likelihood of a massive California "megaflood," akin to the Great Flood of 1862. That disaster, brought on by more than 40 days of constant rain ...

We've compiled some of those images with courtesy to the DWR. The Great California Flood of 1861-1862 was a series of four floods from December 9, 1861, Dec. 23-28, January 9-12, 1862 and ...

The super flood of 1862 changed Southern California forever. Another flood is past due. On January 18th, 1862 it started to rain in Southern California and did not stop for 43 days. The event ...

For well over a century, the Great Flood of 1862 has remained among California's worst natural disasters — a megastorm that's been used as a benchmark for state emergency planners and officials ...

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When the big flood comes ... sediment surveys show that California has experienced major widespread floods every one to two hundred years. The last one was in 1862. It killed thousands of people ...

Scientists warn of a repeat of the 1862 flood in which millions of people would be displaced and some urban centers will be left completely submerged. California could be facing a mega-storm that ...

When Leland Stanford became California’s governor in 1862, he needed a rowboat to carry him to the Capitol to be sworn in. Sacramento’s streets were flooded. In fact, much of California was.

The super flood of 1862 changed Southern California forever. Another flood is past due. On January 18th, 1862 it started to rain in Southern California and did not stop for 43 days. The event ...