1.0Curating Los Angeleshttps://curatingla.com/claJim Gilberthttps://curatingla.com/cla/author/jgilbert/The Flood of 1938 - Curating Los Angelesrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="YNJCewv4io"><a href="https://curatingla.com/cla/2012/03/22/the-flood-of-1938/">The Flood of 1938</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://curatingla.com/cla/2012/03/22/the-flood-of-1938/embed/#?secret=YNJCewv4io" width="600" height="338" title="“The Flood of 1938” — Curating Los Angeles" data-secret="YNJCewv4io" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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During mild, dry winters such as the one we’re experiencing this year, it’s easy to forget that the Los Angeles basin has seen its share of extreme flooding. In fact, intense rainfall, flash floods and their associated debris flows are part of the region’s normal climatic cycle.https://curatingla.com/cla/legacy-images/outdoorlocations/1938Flood_FredericksburgBrewingCo.jpg