Melting snow from California's Sierra Nevada is filling reservoirs. But dry conditions have shrunk the flow of the Colorado River, straining a vital supply for Southern California.

An Atmospheric River Brought This Week’s Flooding Rains to the Southeast California Water Experts Prepare for Climate Whiplash California Isn’t Ready for a Megaflood.

Updated forecast: Weekend storm to drench Bay Area, dump feet of snow in Sierra. Here’s the timeline Fresh weather model data points to a wet weekend ahead for Northern California and the Bay Area.

In early 2023, back-to-back atmospheric rivers helped California recover from a years-long drought. The storms supplemented Lake Oroville and Lake Shasta, and both lakes reached or neared capacity ...

Seems like a lot of folks in California are doing the same ... A satellite image shows an atmospheric river over the Pacific Ocean in 2019. (NOAA GOES-West) Groundwater, though, is an issue.

In California, There’s One Import That Nobody Wants . ... Reporting from Imperial Beach, Calif., and the banks of the Tijuana River in San Diego County. May 26, 2025; Leer en español.

The Surfrider Foundation’s Clean Water Report says beaches in San Diego, Pacifica and San Luis Obispo County have high bacteria levels and potential heath risks.

In contrast, from October 2022 to March 2023, there were 19 atmospheric river events, more than triple the typical number, and the Heal the Bay report card recorded the fewest honor roll beaches ...

A coalition of water and agricultural interests has raised concerns about a proposed critical habitat designation for foothill yellow-legged frogs. Nervous California farmers, ranchers and water ...

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