A major thunderstorm like the one that produced devastating flash flooding in Texas over the holiday weekend is not likely in most of California, but climate scientists say that if the perfect weather ...

From the Great Flood of 1938 to the wildfires of 2025, PCH has been repeatedly battered by California's climate. This year's closure is just the latest chapter in a long history of weather-driven ...

The flood disaster in Texas claimed dozens of lives. Extreme floods also bring dangers in parts of California, although experts say there are differences.

The four most damaging come to mind. The Great Flood of the winter of 1861 and 1862 remains, by far, the worst, killing 4,000, one percent of the state's population back then.