California, flooding
Digest more
In Southern California, the latest atmospheric river shattered daily rainfall records set during a massive 1965 storm. Some major Bay Area cities have also received a substantial amount of rain in November, such as San Jose, Santa Rosa and San Francisco, which received between 4 and 8 inches of rain, according to the National Weather Service.
The recent stretch of wet weather has put many cities well above their normal precipitation totals for this point in the season.
A storm is dropping rounds of heavy rain on more than 22 million people across Southern California on Saturday.
Experts say there’s no time to waste; even the time it takes to develop a new plan for the river may be too long for its dwindling reservoirs. The Colorado River basin is suffering a climate change-fueled megadrought, and the basin’s major reservoirs, Lake Powell and Lake Mead, are each less than one-third full .
Groundwater storage may be a viable answer to reducing California's soaring surface water costs, economists say.
California is no stranger to drought, and because of that, farmers and scientists are joining forces to figure out how to get by with less. FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. -- Water covers 71% of the earth's surface, but only about 3% percent of it is fresh water ...
FOX 11 Los Angeles on MSN
7-year-old girl, her dad both die after getting swept into Pacific Ocean off California coast
A California family got swept into the water, resulting in a 5-year-old girl going missing, her dad dying and her mom in the hospital.
This year, California lawmakers considered bills to assess the impact generative AI will have on the state’s natural resources, as experts say it’s driving up energy and water demands at data centers.
LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- As California grapples with a historic drought, new research points to a future where a lack of rain and snowpack are the new normal. It's a future where California becomes a much more arid state, and where the way of life could ...
Ceiling tiles and water were left on the floor of an L.A. Fitness location in Riverside as a major storm passed through the region over the weekend. Video of the damage was recorded and shared