Cold Air Mass Settles Over California After Storm Drops Rain, Snow On State
A cold, dry air mass has settled over California in the aftermath of the storm that brought widespread rain and snow to the state.
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A cold, dry air mass has settled over California in the aftermath of the storm that brought widespread rain and snow to the state.
The early winter storm that has Sierra skiers' spirits soaring blew across Nevada early Tuesday, dumping nearly 2 feet of snow on the northeast corner of the state, downing trees and power lines and temporarily closing a stretch of Interstate 80.
A homeowner who landed near the top of the East Bay Municipal Utility District's water waster list said a leaky pipe was to blame. He also questions the water district's shame campaign.
The East Bay Municipal Utility District released Thursday nearly 1,100 names of customers who in a two-month billing cycle used more than 1,000 gallons of water per day and were penalized for it.
The front that moved through the Bay Area Wednesday basically 'wimped out.'
Federal emergency officials are urging Californians to buy flood insurance -- even those who don't live near creeks or rivers.
Lawns may be going brown across California during this drought, but some beautiful butterflies have caught a lucky break.
California lawmakers are joining environmental, labor and business leaders on a trip to see how Australia managed its longest and most severe drought on record.
A fire weather watch goes into effect starting late Monday night for the North Bay mountains, National Weather Service officials said.
East Bay Municipal Utility District officials fielded questions Friday about the district's revelation of a list of 1,108 households that have been penalized for using more than 1,000 gallons of water per day.
The East Bay Municipal Utility District has revealed their biggest water hogs, and among them is Oakland A's executive Billy Beane.
Forecasters say this winter El Niño will leave a big wet but not necessarily snowy footprint on much of the United States, including parched California.
Evidence is mounting that the El Niño ocean-warming phenomenon in the Pacific will spawn a rainy winter in California, potentially easing the state's punishing drought but also bringing the risk of chaotic storms like those that battered the region in the late 1990s.
If Nature doesn't bring significant rain and snowfall this season, some California craft breweries may be forced to leave the state.
For the first time the odds are looking good for a strong El Niño to reach Northern California's drought-ravaged reservoirs.
East Bay Municipal Utilities District expects to fine up to 5,000 homeowners for using too much water as it plans to enact a new ordinance during California's historic drought.
You may not be able to find "The Great Pumpkin" this year from California -- and you can blame it on the drought.
A Northern California city has ordered restaurants to cut back on dishwashing by using disposable plates and cups as a way to save water amid the state's fourth year of drought.
A growing minority of California growers and winemakers believe that when it comes to wine grapes, the less irrigation, the better.
Californians cut water use by 27 percent in August, marking the third consecutive month that residents and businesses surpassed the 25 percent conservation goal set by Gov. Jerry Brown to deal with the relentless drought, officials said Thursday.
When dark storm clouds swept across the Bay Area Wednesday and unleashed a now somewhat foreign material known as "rain," people were quick to react on Twitter and Instagram.
The wells have run dry in the Central California town of Okieville. Water rationing has become a way of life in this town.
The Trinity River dam water releases have helped prevent disease and parasite outbreaks on Chinook salmon harboring on the drought-stricken lower Klamath River.
Scientists say California's historic drought is stressing the state's treasured Giant Sequoia trees, some of the largest and oldest living things on earth.
A wild and wet winter is in the forecast for California thanks to El Niño, but a NASA scientist warns "don't count your raindrops yet."
