California Due For A Mega-Flood That Could Cause $725B In Damage

In California, earthquakes are common, and most residents understand the risks of powerful reverberations destroying their homes and streets. But according to a new book from LA’s most famous seismologist, Lucy Jones, the state faces an even bigger threat: a megaflood that would pummel inland California. Jones’ book, "The Big Ones: How Natural Disasters Have Shaped Us (and What We Can Do about Them," looks at the history of the world’s biggest earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, hurricanes, and volcanic eruptions — as well as disasters we could experience in coming years. One nightmare scenario investigated by the US Geological Survey, dubbed ARkStorm, would bring a series of heavy rains in a short timespan to California.