In Corcoran, some fear a ticking time bomb lurks in the peaks of the Sierra Nevada
From his pickup truck, Fernando Estrada sees an ocean of water. … A dozen feet ahead of his truck, the asphalt disappears into seemingly endless blue, interrupted only by a lone shed or occasional power pole jutting from the surface. Estrada is witnessing the return of Tulare Lake. … Some Corcoran residents fear the Sierra’s majestic, snow-capped peaks have become a ticking time bomb – waiting to explode over the life many have created for themselves on the lakebed. As the weather warms, biblical amounts of water are waiting to gush into already-overloaded dams and rivers. That’s why Rosie Garza says she purchased a home flood-insurance policy on Friday. … Garza says “a lot of people” in Corcoran are scared of what’s to come, and are buying flood insurance fast.