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March 20, 2023

California Hit by 12th Atmospheric River as Residents, Farmers Reel from Unrelenting Storms
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California is bracing for more heavy storms this week, as the 12th
atmospheric river this season hits the battered state. Thousands were
ordered to evacuate Sunday in Central California. In the San Joaquin
Valley, farmers say damage to crops could impact national and
international food supply.

Brandon Dykstra: "Breaks everywhere, bridges, weirs, everything. I can't
even begin to put a number on that. Crop losses, my personal opinion is
between hundreds of millions to billion-plus dollars. … And once those
next storms hit, the flows will double, triple again, and it's just
going to keep coming and coming."



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