.FOR CALIFORNIANS it believed that remembrance. In 2014 a parade of hurricanes, sustained by atmospheric rivers, eliminated a minimum of 21 people as well as created almost $5bn-worth of damage around the state. On February fourth this year the very same form of storm once more wreaked havoc. Hurricane-strength winds buffeted the central shoreline near Big Sur. In Los Angeles famous people were actually saturated as they came to the Grammy honors' ceremony. Estates in the Hollywood Hillsides were actually covered in mud. At least three people have died. What are climatic rivers, and also are they a risk past The golden state?