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Levee Breaks in California; Flood Watch for San Francisco Bay Area
A levee burst on the Pajaro River in Monterey County, California, on Friday, flooding the town of Pajaro and forcing evacuations as California endured another “atmospheric river” — with more rain and flooding to come.
The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the San Francisco Bay Area “[f]rom Monday evening through late Tuesday night” as yet another such “river” is on the way, with little break in between the storms.
STRATHMORE, CA – MARCH 10: In an aerial view, a flooded farm is seen on March 10, 2023 near Strathmore, California. Another in a series of atmospheric river storms from the Pacific Ocean has brought a warm rain to the region, which is falling on top of, and melting, large areas of snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, increasing the risk of floods at lower elevations. This year’s destructive and deadly storms have produced heavy rains and a near-record snowpack in the Sierras, which provides water for millions of Californians. As a result of one of California’s wettest winters on record, most of the state has gotten relief from years of drought. (Footage by David McNew/Getty Images)
The flooding, as captured in images and drone footage by the San Francisco Chronicle, highlights the unique vulnerability of the Santa Cruz mountains to this year’s flooding, which came after predictions of a dry winter.
STRATHMORE, CA – MARCH 10: Motorists maneuver a flooded roadway on March 10, 2023 in Strathmore, California. Another in a series of atmospheric river storms from the Pacific Ocean has brought a warm rain to the region, which is falling on top of, and melting, large areas of snow in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, increasing the risk of floods at lower elevations. This year’s destructive and deadly storms have produced heavy rains and a near-record snowpack in the Sierras, which provides water for millions of Californians. As a result of one of California’s wettest winters on record, most of the state has gotten relief from years of drought. (Footage by David McNew/Getty Images)
The Chronicle notes:
The Santa Cruz Mountains, which have certainly lived up to their reputation for rain, have taken the hit this winter because of both the distinct weather and the area’s enduring geography.
The orientation of the mountains, facing west to southwest, means they’re struck head-on by storm cells off the Pacific Ocean, which generally move from southwest to northeast. The relatively steep and lofty terrain also boosts the orographic lift, or the movement of air up the slopes, resulting in greater cloud formation and precipitation.
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Pentagon: Don’t ‘Necessarily Agree’ Arming Ukraine Keeps Us from Meeting Future Needs, But ‘It Can Affect’ Ability to Arm Taiwan
During an interview on Wednesday aired on Friday’s broadcast of “PBS NewsHour,” Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment William LaPlante said he doesn’t “necessarily agree” that as we’re reducing weapons stockpiles to arm Ukraine we aren’t doing enough on the production side to meet future needs and that arming Ukraine “can affect” our ability to arm Taiwan, “But there’s less overlap, perhaps, than people believe.”
“PBS NewsHour” Foreign Affairs and Defense Correspondent Nick Schifrin asked, “You heard Seth Jones in the package there saying that, as stockpiles in the U.S. are being drawn down, production lines aren’t expanding enough to meet future requirements. Do you agree?”
LaPlante responded, “I think that that’s a subjective comment. I actually don’t necessarily agree. I think we’re going across the board and putting billions of dollars in investment, across, in these companies. And it’s going to be rapidly ramping up. And so, really, what’s at stake here is a time issue. It’s, we will rank up — ramp up, and we are ramping up right now. And the question is — arguably, is racing against time. And that’s where we are.”
Schifrin also asked, “And, finally, how do you prioritize orders, especially moving forward? You’ve argued that the weapons going to Ukraine do not affect some of the weapons orders, for example, that Taiwan is making. But the fact is, the U.S. is behind on some of the orders it has promised to Taiwan. So, what is that priority? And does one theater affect the other?”
LaPlante answered, “It can affect. But there’s less overlap, perhaps, than people believe. I’ll give you the example for Taiwan. There is a backlog for Taiwan. It happens to be on items like F-16 and the production of F-16. That’s a lot of it, which, to date, even though there [have] been discussions, hasn’t been a player in…Ukraine. Where I will say that there is something that we all have to watch is the underlying suppliers, the suppliers of solid rocket motors, of batteries, of energetics. Those are common across all domains. And that’s where we’ve also been putting our emphasis.”
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