The US Geological Survey’s ARkStorm studies included extensive analyses of vulnerabilities to flooding. In 2016, USGS Researchers Geoffrey Plumlee, Charles Alpers, Suzette Morman, and Carma San Juan published “Anticipating Environmental and Environmental-Health Implications of Extreme Storms: ARkStorm Scenario.”
The ARkStorm 1.0 scenario found extensive flooding of the San Joaquin Valley and the Tulare Lake basin (Porter et. al. 2010). Plumlee et. al. used a literature review and GIS-based analysis “to infer how and where ARkStorm could cause environmental damages, release contamination from diverse natural and anthropogenic sources, affect ecosystem and human health, and cause economic impacts from environmental-remediation, liability, and health-care costs.”
In the Southern San Joaquin Valley, the authors found high risks of mobilization of contaminants from AFOs (Animal Feed Operations.) There was also found to be a high risk of mobilization of fertilizers, pesticides, and […]
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