Jan 10, 2017 12:25 PM. California Floods Its Fields to Keep Its Cities From Flooding. Opening the Sacramento Weir means flooding the plains to protect the state's capital from the same fate.

Record flooding is possible this weekend across drought-plagued California due to a powerhouse storm that's forecast to slam into the state. Taxes 2025 🧾 Vote for your faves📺 Shop new golf ...

Flood water crosses over Interstate 5 at Williams backing up traffic in both north and southbound lanes for hours on Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, in Williams, Calif. Northern California and the San ...

California flood threat forecast. 01:07 . Story highlights. Meteorologists are forecasting up to 15 inches of rain in Sierra Nevada. ... — NWS Sacramento (@NWSSacramento) January 5, 2017.

Though recent storms have cut California's drought by half, record snowpack will increase the threat of spring flooding, forecasters say. As drought retreats across California, flood risk rises ...

Look no further than the close call at Oroville Dam in 2017, when inadequate spillways and an almost overflowing reservoir forced the temporary evacuation of nearly 190,000 residents.

The "atmospheric river" that has dropped weeks of rain on California is showcasing how much of the state is paved over. Jan. 18, 2023, 6:00 AM EST By Hayes Brown , MSNBC Opinion Writer/Editor ...