Mega-storms caused by atmospheric rivers were once thought to occur once a millenium, but atmospheric rivers are flooding California more frequently due to the warming atmosphere. Sure, the recent mega-storm put a small dent in the mega-drought, but experts say California could be trapped in a vicious wet/dry cycle. It may not be time for Californians to build an ark just yet, but climate-resilient infrastructure would be an excellent investment.
ABC10: How atmospheric rivers are becoming more dangerous due to climate change, December 9, 2020.
WW0: Newsmaker of the Week - Jacob Morrison, director of River's End, October 28, 2021.
About Alexandra Bowman
Alexandra Bowman is World War Zero's cartoonist in residence. She is a political cartoonist and satirist, creating work with The Lincoln Project and environmental newsletter Our Daily Planet. Bowman's illustrations have been published by BBC News, BBC Books, Puffin Books, the Georgetown University Institute of Politics and Public Service, the National Wildlife Federation, and Penguin Random House UK. As a rising senior at Georgetown University, she is double majoring in English and Art and will be graduating early with a Master's in English in May 2023. Bowman also founded The Hilltop Show, a political comedy webseries run by over 50 undergraduate and graduate student members from around the world, and serves as its host and Lead Satirical Writer.
