Bad meteorological news out of California early this week:

A deadly Pacific storm, the second "Pineapple Express" weather system to sweep the West Coast in less than a week, dumped torrential rain over Southern California on Monday, triggering street flooding and mudslides throughout the region.

Extreme-weather advisories for floods, high wind and winter storm conditions were posted on Monday across parts of California and southwestern Arizona where some 35 million people live, and authorities urged residents to limit their driving.

Radar and satellite footage of the storm was almost unbelievable:

Footage of the flooding itself was equally insane:

In recent years, California has seen an increase in massive storms like this that have brought much-needed relief for the long drought in the state. News outlets, officials, and activists consistently cited this drought as evidence for climate disaster that could only be mitigated by restricting people's access to energy and imposing higher taxes.

I'll leave you with a few of our previous stories on storms in California:

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