Nicholas Pinter, a UC Davis professor who studies California’s levees and water system, described the action as “hydrologic insanity.” “The volume they were initially starting to release ...

First, there was President Trump’s executive order to release billions of gallons of water from two reservoirs in the Central ...

First, President Donald Trump’s order to release water from two California dams raised expert concerns about flooding. Then ...

California's levees are a crucial part of its infrastructure, but many of them are in poor condition and not well-maintained, leaving them vulnerable to failure in the event of heavy rainfall or ...

These new roles flip the power dynamic between the California antagonists and their home state. No longer misfits challenging the California status quo, they're about to shape national policy on ...

Google Maps' satellite images have revealed the catastrophic ... surpassing the $11.5 billion in insured losses in the 2018 Camp Fire in Northern California. The blackened remnants of in-ground ...

Earth system models are essential tools for studying complex planetary processes, including interactions between the atmosphere and biosphere.

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A forecast map from the NWS of the San Joaquin Valley ... was also in place for parts of Northern and Northwestern California. NWS Bay Area said on X, formerly Twitter: "Cold mornings continue!

That's after several lawsuits were filed, including by the state of California. Reporter: Marisa Lagos, KQED The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency began gathering hazardous materials this week ...

New York Times reporters have been writing personal portraits about the fires in the California Today newsletter. Here is a collection of their dispatches on what the disaster means to them ...