Santa Cruz
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| Weather | 9°C, Wind N at 5 km/h, 93% Humidity |
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| Local time | Monday 03:06 |
| Colleges and universities | University of California Santa Cruz |
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| ID | 721989 |
About Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz is a city on central California's coast. Its long wharf, with eateries and shops, stretches into Monterey Bay. Nearby, the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk's vintage rides include the 1911 Looff Carousel and the Giant Dipper roller coaster. Downtown, Pacific Avenue has vintage clothing stores, cafes and galleries. Along West Cliff Drive, Natural Bridges State Beach is known for its bridge-shaped rock formation.
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US storms: Extreme weather brings misery to California
By The Visual Journalism Team BBC News
California is braced for more Heavy Rain after being lashed by a relentless series of storms and downpours that have caused death and destruction across The State .
More Extreme Weather is expected to roll in from The Pacific after weeks of high winds, floods and landslides that have devastated neighbourhoods - from towns to rural communities like Chualar in Monterey County .
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Storms have lashed coastal cities Such as Santa Cruz and San Francisco , opening sinkholes in roads and cutting power to thousands of homes.
The Central Valley towns of Planada and Merced were hit by widespread flooding, forcing Some People to leave their homes.
Between 26 December and 9 January, parts of California saw up to six times More Rain than usual, according to The National Weather Service.
In The Last week, some areas of Santa Barbara received More Than 410mm (16 inches) of rain in Two Days .
Forecasters say many of the same areas of The State can expect up to 200mm (8 inches) of rain in The Coming Five Days .
Some of The Rain will fall on ground which is heavily saturated, causing more flooding.
The Rain has raised the Water level in Rivers across The State . Among those starting to flood is the Salinas River in Monterey County .
Many low-lying areas along the Salinas River Valley are under evacuation orders " until further notice".
Local officials are warning that flooding may cut off the Monterey Peninsula from the rest of The State .
" Northern California has been hammered with heavy precipitation events over The Past couple weeks, and any additional rainfall could pose a threat of flash flooding, " The National Weather Service said.
Atmospheric RiversDriving some of The Rain are weather phenomena called atmospheric Rivers - Water vapour evaporating from The Ocean and carried along by The Wind like a river in the sky.
As it reaches Higher Ground , the moisture is released as rain or snow.
Although these rain Rivers can bring much needed Water to Drought -prone areas like California, in recent weeks they have coincided with other severe Weather Systems - Such as Low Pressure " bomb cyclones" causing severe storms.
California has suffered years of Drought - hardening The Surface of The Soil and reducing the ground's ability to absorb Water . That, in turn, makes run-off and flooding much more likely.
Although a lot More Rain would be needed to reverse Drought conditions across The State , the US Drought Monitor shows The Storm appears to have almost eliminated extreme Drought conditions.
Source of news: bbc.com
