(The Center Square) – It’s being called a “generational” El Niño this year because such intense weather events occur about once every 20 to 30 years.
And in California, taxpayers could be stuck with cleaning up the multi-billion dollar impact.
The state government has been bracing for the anticipated impact of this year’s El Niño weather pattern for months through disaster preparations and shoring up vulnerable regions. Researchers said the damage would likely cost in the billions of dollars despite the early efforts…