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The Wet Coast: Los Angeles is reeling from its storm of the decade, which brought floods, landslides and record rainfall, with more on the way. Forecasters are puzzled by what could be L.A.'s wettest December in history.

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Brett Israel was a staff writer for Live Science with a focus on environmental issues. He holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from The University of Georgia, a master’s degree in journalism from New York University, and has studied doctorate-level biochemistry at Emory University.