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Re:El Niño weather event is biggest since 1997, may trigger ... by Shivetya on Friday July 10, 2015 @05:58AM (#9863078)
Yeah because one of California's issues is they put into place extensive means to direct rain water into the ocean. Only one city went the route of creating aquifers to retain it; their name escapes me at the moment.
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Re:El Niño weather event is biggest since 1997, may trigger ... by bebop on Friday July 10, 2015 @12:35PM (#9864995)
The city's name is Downey. Here is an article that kinda talks about it, half way through: http://www.dailynews.com/environment-and-nature/20141203/how...
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