New California Maps Show Big Increase in Areas Facing ‘High’ or ‘Very High’ Wildfire Risk
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
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Pacific Coast Highway went from smoldering to flooded in just few weeks: California’s drought-to-deluge cycle on steroids
The atmospheric river that hit Southern California this ... have brought particular climate whiplash to residents of the Pacific Palisades and Altadena burn zones. The fires exploded in part ...
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CA towns, cities must adapt as dangers of bigger wildfires loom
By Amy McDermott for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for for ...
Buying a home in California? Here’s how seriously you should take Zillow’s climate risk data
Real-estate giant Zillow began offering snapshots of climate risk to potential homebuyers in September 2024. The climate risk scores reflect a property’s risk of five types of hazards over the next 30 ...
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Weather West: Major Storm To Bring High Risk Of Debris Flows In SoCal Wildfire Zones, With Some Flood Risk Elsewhere
The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog.  California's extraordinary precipitation dipole has persisted into mid-Feb with only slight attenuation Well, it has ...
More than half of California is ‘abnormally dry’ after rains. Which areas are hit hardest?
Drought conditions in California improved after a series of atmospheric river-fueled rain storms swept through the state.
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Climate and Environment
In his first few weeks, President Trump has frozen climate spending, shaken up staffing at agencies like the E.P.A. and set off a wave of legal challenges. What the economics of coal-rich states ...
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Southern California hit by floods, mudslides: See photos
Photos captured the impact of the atmospheric river that triggered mudslides and significant floods in Southern California this week. Evacuation warnings were issued for vulnerable locations ...
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Mud, flooding swamp Southern California wildfire zones after powerful storms
Terrain in the area was severely impacted by the downpours, which triggered a chain reaction of mudslides and debris flows across the Palisades Fire zone and rendered Pacific Coast Highway ...
What is the spring seasonal weather outlook for California?
The state is sandwiched between the Pacific Northwest which is expected to be cooler than normal and the Southwest which is expected to be warmer than normal.
Updated CalFire map shows increase in 'very high' fire hazard acreage in Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.
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Evacuations issued in Southern California as heavy rain brings threat of debris flows in areas scarred by wildfires
The strongest storm to impact parts of California in over a year has arrived and was drenching hundreds of miles of the state Thursday. Coastal areas and valleys in Southern California ...