California is not suffering ... this amount of rainfall is common, the infrastructure to deal with it is in place ... the images you see on TV are locations that always flood, people choose to live there, so they know this happens and are completely prepared ... TV stations know exactly where to set up the cameras for the most dramatic shots ... same places every twenty years ...
The snow load in the mountains is of concern ... the storage resivoirs will need to be emptied lest the snow melts too quickly and washes the dams away ...
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