Trucks drive on a flooded road in Merced, California on January 10, 2023. (Photo by Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)
The relentless winter storms that have hammered California over the past three weeks are the biggest in five years. They have caused widespread damage across the state, but also significantly improved California’s water situation after three years of severe drought.
With dry weather forecast for most of the next week, here’s a tally of the storms’ stunning impact, so far, by the numbers:
9: Number of atmospheric river storms to hit California in the past three weeks.
20: Number of confirmed fatalities, as