Striking before-and-after images show extent of California’s snow drought
As California experiences its second-worst snow drought in 50 years, new images show a stark comparison with last…
California April snow survey: 2nd lowest ever
The Brief The main source of California’s water supply is not looking good. The Sierra snowpack measurements are…
What does the March heatwave mean for California’s fire season?
The five-day heatwave that broke records across California and the West around March 19, with temperatures in the…
Low Sierra snowpack raises alarm for California
State employee Frank Gehrke and then-Gov. Jerry Brown walk through Carol Pearson’s drought-plagued meadow near Echo Summit in…
California’s snowpack was already meager. Now comes an extraordinary heat wave
The warm winter has left very little snow in California’s Sierra Nevada, and now an extreme heat wave…
Sacramento water agencies get full initial water supply
The sun sets on the American River Parkway on Monday, June 27, 2022 near the Watt Ave. bridge.…
Little snow in California and the West as a warm winter nears end
February storms brought fresh snow to the Sierra Nevada, but California’s snowpack remains far smaller than average during…
California’s snowpack remains below average despite recent storms, survey shows
The third snow survey of the season at the Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada recorded 28 inches…
Why California’s snowpack is melting even after a wet start to winter
The Bay Area’s warm, dry stretch has spilled into February. Aside from a paltry 0.13 inches of rain on…
Halfway through winter, heat is melting the California snowpack
An extraordinarily warm and mostly sunny January has left the snowpack across California’s Sierra Nevada far smaller than…
California storms fill reservoirs, build up Sierra snowpack
A string of early season storms that drenched Californians last week lifted much of the state out of…