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2023

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The governor of California declared a state of emergency because
A
The weather is predicting historic floods and hurricane-strength winds
B
Terrorist threats have caused widespread electric outages
C
A blizzard will cover the state in snow
D
Riots and Crime are at record levels
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -“Cycles of drought and rainfall are characteristic of California’s climate. But human-caused climate change has made these events more intense and severe, ” says climate scientist Shradda Dhungel, of the Environmental Defense Fund.

Detailed explanation-2: -December 1861 – January 1862: California’s Great Flood Beginning on December 24, 1861, and lasting for 45 days, the largest flood in California’s recorded history occurred, reaching full flood stage in different areas between January 9–12, 1862.

Detailed explanation-3: -Since 1900, only two still-tropical storms have hit California, one by direct landfall from offshore, another after making landfall in Mexico. No tropical cyclone has ever made landfall in California at hurricane intensity in recorded history.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Great Flood of 1862 was the largest flood in the recorded history of Oregon, Nevada, and California, occurring from December 1861 to January 1862.

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