The Oakland Zoo announced Sunday that the zoo itself and its popular Glowfari program are closing through at least Jan. 17 due to significant damage on the grounds from the storm.
Dehejia explained that the zoo is already working with a company to make a plan for repairs. But incoming bouts of severe weather may delay that progress.
"We do everything we can to make sure all of our drainage systems to make sure the soil is secure, but again, when you have this level of volume and velocity of water, there’s really nothing you can do, this is really unprecedented," Dehejia continued.Brian Collins, a research civil engineer with the USGS Landslides program, explained that while the hole at the zoo grounds may not fit the technical definition of a sinkhole, it is still significant.
Collins also said that this is event gives yet another reason for Bay Area residents to heed local weather advisories -- and advisories for the hazards which come with severe weather.Oakland geologist and writer Andrew Alden noted in an email to NBC Bay Area that the Hayward Fault runs through the zoo from north to south and intersects the road near the zoo entrance where the creek goes beneath the road.
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