Lordy Rodriguez Filipino, b. 1976
California Inland Sea, 2023
ink on paper
30 x 21 1/2 in
76.2 x 54.6 cm
76.2 x 54.6 cm
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A massive 19th century storm in the Pacific United States opened up a 300-mile-long (480-km-long) sea that stretched through much of the central part of California. For 43 days, from...
A massive 19th century storm in the Pacific United States opened up a 300-mile-long (480-km-long) sea that stretched through much of the central part of California. For 43 days, from late 1861 to early 1862, it rained almost nonstop in central California. Rivers running down the Sierra Nevada mountains turned into torrents that swept entire towns away. The storm was caused by an atmospheric river, a large concentration of water vapour that can cause devastating storms.