Potentially catastrophic rain is heading toward Los Angeles — a region already scarred by recent extreme weather and climate events, making it more vulnerable to the influx of water.
Millions of people across California are on alert for flooding over the Christmas holiday, according to the National Weather Service.
But Southern California will be under the bullseye of a prolonged, strong atmospheric river that will bring periods of heavy rain beginning Tuesday night and lasting into Thursday evening.
Christmas week weather forecast: California braces for life-threatening flooding
Significant and widespread flooding caused by excessive rainfall is likely, with potential debris flow impacts across recent burn scars…