Summer, Winter Overlap In Tahoe's Longest Ski Season In Resort History
There's a startling sight at Lake Tahoe this summer. Vacationers on the lake look up and see skiers on the snow-capped mountains, just a few miles away.
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There's a startling sight at Lake Tahoe this summer. Vacationers on the lake look up and see skiers on the snow-capped mountains, just a few miles away.
Record warmth was measured in much of Mexico, western Europe, eastern Russia, eastern Africa and eastern China. The U.S. had its second warmest start.
Gov. Jerry Brown is working with lawmakers and environmentalists to reach a deal on extending cap and trade, the landmark program aimed at slowing global warming.
Heavy rains and snow this past winter has left rivers flowing higher than average and reservoirs near capacity.
The presidents of Stanford, Harvard, Yale and nine other prestigious universities on Monday pledged to uphold the Paris Accord.
Melting of this year's massive Sierra Nevada snowpack will cause California rivers to surge and possibly overflow their banks this summer.
Record snowfall in Tahoe this ski season means some resorts will stay open late this year, with at least one resort saying it would stay open until July.
Guacamole lovers could suffer sticker shock this Cinco de Mayo. An avocado shortage has pushed prices to record highs.
After years of drought the mosquito population is poised to make a comeback -- with a vengeance.
When it comes to rain, the forecasters at the National Weather Service go by their own calendar. And this year that calendar is setting all kinds of new records.
First it was the drought. Now, the wet winter weather has triggered fears of flooding.
Mother Nature took aim at the Bay Area Friday with a potent 1-2 punch of driving rain showers and strong winds, adding to a March and winter season that has driven the drought away for all of Northern California.
San Luis Reservoir, one of the state's largest, was also one of its driest. What a difference one winter can make.
San Luis Reservoir, one of the state's largest, was also one of its driest. What a difference one winter can make.
It's not time to go purchase that canoe just yet, but climate predictors are hinting that next winter will be another wet one.
Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency Tuesday and requested a presidential major disaster declaration due to damage caused by recent storms.
The price of salmon could be way up as fishermen face what could be one of the worst seasons in years.
Californians are using less water than they have in years, thanks partly to winter rains that are doing the lawn-watering for them.
California faces an estimated $50 billion price tag for roads, dams and other infrastructure threatened by floods such as the one that severely damaged Oroville Dam.
California water authorities started slowing the outflow Monday from the Oroville Dam's crippled spillway to allow workers to remove debris blocking a hydroelectric plant from working.
Hibernating snakes are getting caught up in floodwaters which means more rattlers could be found near creeks or streams in populated areas.
On one hand, it was a textbook lesson in the power of small problems, or in this case, a small breach in a dam spillway that almost caused a catastrophe.
The Oroville Reservoir is continuing to drain as state water officials scrambled to reduce the lake's level ahead of impending storms.
The stress of evacuation and an uncertain future were enough for Donald Azevedo and his family to opt to stay a few more nights in an emergency shelter rather than risk having to do it all again.
El Niño didn't deliver pounding rain, but it gave California's coastline a powerful beating during the winter of 2015/16. The much anticipated rainfall was lower than anticipated, but beach erosion was the highest in more than 145 years, according a study released Tuesday by the U.S. Geological Survey.
