Scientists suggest that epic storms to come will challenge the county’s aging flood-control system. A recent UC Irvine study suggests that a 100-year flood — a deluge that has a 1% chance of occurring in any given year — could rapidly overwhelm the area’s principal waterways: …. “All we initially wanted from the infrastructure was economic development and safety from flooding,” said Brett Sanders, a professor of civil and environmental engineering at UC Irvine and co-author of the study published in the scientific journal Nature Sustainability. “So, what we’ve got are concrete race tracks that sweep water into the Pacific Ocean as quickly and efficiently as possible.” Read More