Scientists say climate change increases the likelihood of the recurrence of a 'megaflood' like the Great Flood of 1862.

The Great Flood of 1862 that took place primarily in the Lehigh Valley that spring would take hundreds of lives and destroyed many businesses.

Researchers found evidence of two epic Southern California floods that occurred in the last 600 years and were much larger than the Great Flood of 1862.

THE GREAT FLOOD IN CALIFORNIA.; Great Destruction of Property Damage $10,000,000. Share full article Jan. 21, 1862 The New York Times Archives ...

Even today, as California struggles with severe drought, global warming has doubled the likelihood that weather conditions will unleash a deluge as devastating as the Great Flood of 1862 ...

Scientists warn of a repeat of the 1862 flood in which millions of people would be displaced and some urban centers will be left completely submerged.

After the Great Flood of 1862, Sacramento elevated its streets and buildings creating a unique underground world still present today.

K Street in Sacramento, Calif., inundated by the Great Flood of 1862. Over 120 inches of rain fell on California between November 1861 and January 1862. (Image via Courthouse News) (CN) — In ...

The Great California Flood of 1861-1862 was a series of four floods from December 9, 1861, Dec. 23-28, January 9-12, 1862 and January 15-17.

The Great Flood Terrible Destruction of Property Comparative Losses and Gains. THE UNPRECEDENTED INUNDATION OF 1862. THE GREAT VALLEYS BECOME LAKES. THE SPIRITS OF THE PEOPLE RISE STRANGE PHENOMENA.

Researchers found evidence of two epic Southern California floods that occurred in the last 600 years and were much larger than the Great Flood of 1862.