r/CaliforniaDisasters is a subreddit with 3k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses california, wildfire, storm, fire, and flood.
The purpose of this community is for analysis, notification and discussion of disasters and related incidents in California that occurred in the past, are occurring in the present, and will occur in the future.
The types of disasters we cover run the gamut from natural to man-made to environmental to other significant events such as civil unrest.
Popular Themes in r/CaliforniaDisasters
#1
News
: "Hundreds of Sonoma farmworkers may have been exposed to toxic smoke during 2020 wildfires"
129 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Californians are living in an age of extreme fire"
1 post
#3
Money Talk
: "PG&E seeks to raise bills by over $100 for a year to pay for wildfire, storm costs"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/CaliforniaDisasters
#1
California
: "99% of Bay Area, 64% of California is drought-free after winter storms"
424 posts
#2
Wildfire
: "PG&E officials reach $117 mln settlement over California Wildfires — the 2017 North Bay (caused at least 44 deaths) and 2018 Camp fires (killed 85 people), two of California's most destructive Wildfires."
118 posts
#3
Storm
: "15 million Californians are under flood watches as another atmospheric river takes aim at a Storm-battered state | CNN"
102 posts
#4
Fire
: "Hundreds of Sonoma farmworkers may have been exposed to toxic smoke during 2020 wildFires"
90 posts
#5
Flood
: "The latest to be evacuated from California's Floods? Bunnies — In the Central Valley, evacuations are underway for endangered riparian brush rabbits. A team from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has captured and moved more than 360 rabbits to higher ground."
75 posts
#6
Earthquake
: "Earthquakes occur on a near-daily basis in this corner of the Bay Area"
59 posts
#7
Weather
: "15 million Californians are under flood watches as another atmospheric river takes aim at a storm-battered state | CNN"
32 posts
#8
Evacuation
: "The latest to be evacuated from California's floods? Bunnies — In the Central Valley, Evacuations are underway for endangered riparian brush rabbits. A team from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has captured and moved more than 360 rabbits to higher ground."
31 posts
#9
Death
: "PG&E officials reach $117 mln settlement over California wildfires — the 2017 North Bay (caused at least 44 Deaths) and 2018 Camp fires (killed 85 people), two of California's most destructive wildfires."
18 posts
#10
Power
: "LIVE UPDATES: Bay Area recovering from Christmas storm; thousands still without Power"
18 posts
Member Growth in r/CaliforniaDisasters
Yearly
+143 members(5.7%)
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Last updated: June 3, 2026