An American lake that was drained 100 years ago to create farming land has reappeared - causing havoc, sparking feuds, and fuelling concerns about the impact of climate change
The influence of climate change can make the state's extremes more intense.In the farming communities that dot the historic lake bed, accusations of sabotaged levees, frantic efforts to patch breached banks and feuds - common occurrences during flood fights in the area - have started already, said Matt Hurley, a former manager for several water districts in the Tulare Basin.
"The problem this year is it's just begun. We may have water running at or near our flood level - in all of our streams, through August or September," Mr Hurley said. "This impending monster - a 50-foot-plus deep snowpack that we haven't seen in 75 years - is sitting up there, and we just don't know how fast it's going to turn into water and come out of the mountains."
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