In a year of profound shifts at the federal level, uncertainty has been the name of the game across the United States. Nowhere is that truer than in the California
A powerful storm fueled by an atmospheric river pounded Southern California on Monday, causing widespread flooding, turning hillsides into rivers of mud and rocks, knocking out power to many and
Another potentially dangerous "Pineapple Express" storm is expected to hit California today, bringing the threat of flooding and mudslides over the next couple of days.
Californians spent Friday
Heavy rain flooded California roadways and much-needed snow piled up in the mountains as the first of back-to-back atmospheric rivers pummeled the state Thursday. The storm focused its energy on
The storm that pummeled California this week was fueled by an atmospheric river, a plume of moisture that extended over the Pacific to near Hawaii. Atmospheric rivers are long and
In an average year, 200 million acre-feet of precipitation falls on California as rain or snow. (Hydrologists measure large amounts of water in acre-feet — an acre of water one-foot deep,
In a sign of the ongoing threats to its precious groundwater stores, half a dozen regions in California rank among the world’s most rapidly declining aquifers, according to research
California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start 2024 due to a relatively dry fall, even though the
Following the recent rainfall, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health advises beach users to avoid all water contact, especially near discharging storm drains, creeks, and rivers due to
California ended its "miracle" water year on Saturday with enough rain and snow to fill the state’s reservoirs to 128% of their historical average, making it among
In the hills of a dry, remote patch of California farm country, Lee Harrington carefully monitors the drips moistening his pistachio trees to ensure they're not wasting any
