San Francisco Chronicle

State warned of wild weather

- By Marshall Kilduff. Email: mkilduff@sfchronicl­e.com Twitter: @marshallki­lduff

1: Experts fear California may face what extreme weather?

A: Super droughts that will drain reservoirs and rivers

B: Rivers of rain that will drench the state sporadical­ly

C: Heat waves that will be hotter and last longer

D: Monster waves that will scour beaches and erode cliffs

2: If a court case plays out, what everyday product may carry a cancer warning label?

A: Thermal socks

B: Toothpaste

C: Coffee

D: Roast chicken

3: Los Angeles is battling over “road diets.” What are they?

A: Limits on amount of driving

B: Less money for road repairs to encourage walking, cycling

C: Taking away driving lanes to slow traffic

D: Thinner pavement to save money

4: The Jones Act is surfacing in Puerto Rico hurricane-relief efforts. What’s it about?

A: Quota on immigratio­n from the island to mainland

B: Debt payments needed before any more aid

C: Only U.S. registered ships can deliver supplies

D: Ban on church groups doling out relief supplies

5: What accounts for 15 percent of San Francisco’s street traffic?

A: Electric scooters and skateboard­s

B: Hybrid vehicles

C: Uber, Lyft and the like

D: Bicycles

6: “I’ve gotten messages from the governor asking, ‘Why haven’t we done something already?’ ” says a top state official about what Jerry Brown brainstorm?

A: More desalinati­on plants

B: Emptying prisons by half

C: Barring high school football

D: Phasing out gas engines

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