Pacific Northwest heat wave shatters early season records as wildfires burn in Canada With Canada seeing the hottest temperatures compared to average, wildfires are now burning in three provinces. Axios · May 16, 2023
US weather: California major flood warning as heatwave set to trigger 'big snow melt' Rescue crews are set to be put on standby amid fears that a mini-heatwave will speed up Sierra Nevada snowpack melts and cause devastating flooding to communities such as those in the Tulare Basin Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2023
California's big melt is set to accelerate amid the first spring heat wave Downstream communities under threat as state's historic snowpack melts. Axios · Apr 25, 2023
California’s ‘big melt’ has begun and could bring perilous flooding with it The snowpack contains enough water to fill downstream reservoirs ‘multiple times over’, which could mean a rapid runoff The Guardian - US · Apr 16, 2023
As Earth warms, more 'flash droughts' suck soil, plants dry A new study finds that climate change is making droughts faster and more furious — and especially one fast-moving kind of drought that can take farmers by surprise The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
No one expected 31 atmospheric rivers storms to hit California. The mystery remains why? LOS ANGELES — As winter approached, few anticipated what was about to hit California. Los Angeles Times · Apr 11, 2023
California’s snowpack is among the deepest ever. Now get ready for perilous ‘big melt’ LOS ANGELES — California’s wet and wintry start to the year has resulted in perhaps the deepest snowpack recorded in more than 70 years, officials said Monday. Los Angeles Times · Apr 3, 2023
Bomb cyclone, atmospheric river, polar vortex: How our weather terminology has grown with recent wild storms LOS ANGELES — Californians have been warned over the past few months about weather ranging from a "vicious heat dome" to back-to-back "atmospheric rivers," and the always-concerning "bomb cyclone." Los Angeles Times · Apr 1, 2023
Don't put away your umbrella yet: Cold storm system moves into California, bringing more rain and snow Here we go again: A powerful Pacific storm moved into California on Tuesday, promising to deliver strong winds, low temperatures and even more rainfall to the waterlogged state. Los Angeles Times · Mar 28, 2023
One person killed and another injured in ‘remarkable’ California storm Brutal winds downed power lines in many areas leaving thousands of people without power in regions south of San Francisco The Guardian - US · Mar 22, 2023
Deadly ‘bomb cyclone’ storm slams California, toppling trees and causing blackouts LOS ANGELES — At least one person was killed as a wet and windy storm arrived in California on Tuesday, delivering more rain, snow and hazards to residents of the Golden State on the second day of spring. Los Angeles Times · Mar 22, 2023
Heavy rain to hit Southern California; thousands flee flooding in Central Valley LOS ANGELES — A weary, storm-soaked California is bracing for another bout of heavy rain, power outages and potential flooding this week as a cold weather system takes aim at the state. Los Angeles Times · Mar 21, 2023
Harris unveils $197 million for wildfire resilience as California’s fire season looms WASHINGTON — Storm-ravaged Californians are still digging out from historic levels of snowfall and girding for more heavy rain this week. But Biden administration officials are looking ahead to a wildfire season that could bring more devastation once the state dries out. Los Angeles Times · Mar 20, 2023
As California drought retreats, threat of spring flooding rises LOS ANGELES — Though California may be ending its winter with quenched reservoirs and near record snowpack, meteorologists are warning that the state will face increased flooding risk in the coming months as Sierra Nevada snowmelt fills rivers and streams. Los Angeles Times · Mar 17, 2023
The Independent UK · Mar 13, 2023 Flood problems grow as new storm heads toward California Officials say a levee break on a storm-swollen California river has doubled in size
Los Angeles Times · Mar 10, 2023 Biden OKs emergency assistance for California amid evacuations, flooding risks FRESNO, Calif. — At least one person has died as the first of two atmospheric river storms descended Friday on California, prompting widespread evacuation orders as it flooded creeks and rivers and dropped warm, heavy rain atop the state’s near-record snowpack.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 10, 2023 ‘Unrivaled, unparalleled’ storm hits California; evacuations, flood fears heightened LOS ANGELES — The first of two atmospheric river storms descended Friday on California, prompting widespread evacuation orders as it flooded creeks and rivers and dropped warm, heavy rains atop the state’s near-record snowpack.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 10, 2023 California lowering dam water levels, warns of flood threat as storm hits LOS ANGELES — With back-to-back storms to hit California in the coming days, state officials are scrambling to make strategic releases from key reservoirs in hopes of preventing a repeat of the deadly flooding that killed nearly two dozen people in January.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 7, 2023 California braces for flooding, snowmelt from a warm new atmospheric river LOS ANGELES — Another atmospheric river system has set its sights on California, raising considerable concern about flooding and structural damage as warm rain is expected to fall atop the state’s near-record snowpack this week, forecasters say.
Zenger · Mar 6, 2023 California ‘given A Gift’ As Storms Continue To Hammer Away At Long-term Drought Drought in California has been reduced due to the frequent strong storms that dumped enormous volumes of snow and rain.
Los Angeles Times · Mar 1, 2023 Yet more rain is expected to hit California in March. But warmer storms could melt snow LOS ANGELES — Soggy, snow-capped California faces the likelihood of yet another month of wet weather, but what remains uncertain is whether this late winter precipitation will augment weeks of record-setting snowpack, or cause it to vanish should warmer rains arrive.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 24, 2023 Historic storm slams into Southern California; snow closes Interstate 5 in the Grapevine LOS ANGELES — A frigid winter storm barreled into California on Friday, bringing sea-level snow along the coast at Eureka and whiteout conditions in the Sierra as well as bursts of hail, snow and rain in Southern California that are expected to worsen considerably over the next two days.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 23, 2023 San Bernardino County mountains are under first blizzard warning on record Residents of the San Bernardino County mountains are bracing for potential blizzard conditions Friday and Saturday, joining their western neighbors preparing for extreme winter weather as a massive storm moves into Southern California.
Los Angeles Times · Feb 5, 2023 Colorado River crisis is so severe, Lake Mead and Lake Powell are unlikely to refill in our lifetimes LOS ANGELES — The snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is the deepest it’s been in decades, but those storms that were a boon for Northern California won’t make much of a dent in the long-term water shortage for the Colorado River Basin — an essential source of supplies for Southern…
Los Angeles Times · Jan 19, 2023 California faces catastrophic flood dangers — and a need to invest billions in protection LOS ANGELES — The storms that have been battering California offer a glimpse of the catastrophic floods that scientists warn will come in the future and that the state is unprepared to endure.