But the flood risk in Los Angeles is much greater than what the latest storm delivered, according to a study published in October. Hundreds of thousands of residents and billions of dollars in property are exposed to widespread flood risk in Los Angeles, a greater impact than federal flood zones suggest. “Watching these storms roll in really reaffirms how poorly prepared we are for any type of street and road flooding. We’re seeing highways and roads across California being impacted by floodwater, or downright blocked,” said Dr. Brett Sanders, a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at University of California, Irvine, and lead author of the study published in Nature Sustainability. [Subscription required, campus-wide access provided by UCI Libraries. Sign-up here: https://guides.lib.uci.edu/news/wsj] Read More