Kat West "Natural disasters an increasing reality"

https://www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/article/Natural-disasters-an-increasing-reality-13261537.php

California has counted nearly 300 disaster declarations since the federal government began using the designation in 1953. That’s more than any other state.

Fires, floods and earthquakes top the disaster list. But freezes, punishing storms and even a hurricane have drawn the attention of Washington and its all-too-familiar legions of relief workers.

In recent decades, the number of natural disasters in California has only increased, and scientists say a warming climate is likely to give rise to yet more weather extremes with the potential for greater havoc. The deadly wildfires over the past couple of years, from Wine Country to Redding to Yosemite, may be just the start.