State to allocate more water from Northern California, increasing supplies, denting SoCal drought woes
The state Department of Water Resources announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28 it has raised the allotment of requested supplies ...
Sierra Nevada snowpack declines after very dry January — but promising storms are arriving to replenish it
That’s because of a ridge of high pressure that built up off the coast, blocking many storms. That ridge has now dissipated, ...
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This Tiny And Elusive Shrew Species Was Just Captured On Camera For The Very First Time
The Mount Lyell shrew, a tiny mammal that lives high in the Sierra Nevada mountains, was first described 100 years ago, but ...
Winter Storm Map as 13 States Hit
People in 13 states were warned of heavy snow and hazardous travel on Friday as multiple winter storms threaten.
Atmospheric river will dump heavy snow and rain on the West starting this weekend
In the northern Sierra Nevada, snow will fall in feet — not inches. And in the northern California Coastal Range, a general 5 ...
Man rescued from Sierra Nevada after falling, sliding hundreds of feet
A 70-year-old man snowshoeing in the Sierra was rescued by a California Highway Patrol helicopter after falling more than two ...
Another casualty of a bone-dry winter: LA won’t take less water from Mono Lake
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to ...
Atmospheric river signals radical shift in the weather for Tahoe this weekend
After weeks of dry weather, an atmospheric river event begins Friday, kicking off a dramatic flip in the forecast for Lake ...
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11 years after opening, Nevada solar plant faces bleak future
What was once the world's largest solar power plant of its type appears headed for closure just 11 years after opening, under ...
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See the First-Ever Photographs of the Elusive Mount Lyell Shrew, Finally Caught on Camera in California
A group of young researchers captured and photographed the animal on a three-day expedition to the Eastern Sierra Nevada ...