CALIFORNIA MUDSLIDE YIELDS VALUABLE LESSONS

摘要

In april 2006, Marin County, California, experienced several days of rain which, according to the National Weather Service, totaled in excess of 157 percent of the normal level. Local flooding occurred throughout the region, leaving the ground completely saturated. On April 11, 2006, a weather system hit the coastal county, stalled at landfall, and quickly dropped approximately three inches of rain.