.FOR CALIFORNIANS it thought that familiarity. In 2014 a ceremony of storms, fuelled through climatic rivers, gotten rid of at least 21 folks and created nearly $5bn-worth of damages all over the state. On February 4th this year the very same type of storm once more wreaked havoc. Hurricane-strength winds buffeted the central coastline near Large Sur. In Los Angeles famous people were saturated as they came to the Grammy honors' red carpet. Mansions in the Hollywood Hills were dealt with in dirt. At the very least three people have actually passed away. What are actually climatic rivers, as well as are they a risk beyond The golden state?