Publication: ABC News

UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher and Climate Specialist, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability

Synopsis: California's deadly storms have devastated the state in recent weeks, claiming at least 17 lives and leaving tens of millions under a flood watch. Since Christmas, parts of the state have received up to three feet of rain and more than 10 feet of snow.

UCLA News: In fact, "global water vapor has increased in extreme precipitation events by 10%, doubling the frequency of likelihood of one in a century flood to happen every 50 years," said Swain.  

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