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Water Crisis
Snow levels in the Sierra Nevada are well below average for this time of year. In the Colorado River Basin, it's looking even worse.
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In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.
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The $1 billion in funding so far has mostly helped clear a backlog of water infrastructure efforts by cities and L.A. County, but new green space lags.
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To state the obvious: California has a water problem. But experts say conservation alone can’t solve our water woes. Should recycled sewage water play a bigger role?
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Fall is the best time of year to tear up your yard and plant sustainable foliage. Start planning!
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Disturbed by unrelenting heat waves, massive wildfires, disappearing beaches, and worsening droughts? Here’s what you need to know.
It’s a combination of geography, atmospheric conditions and how we build.
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Our winter weather could see the biggest impacts. -
The Farm Aid hotline now offers mental health resources through its first Spanish-language operator. -
Usually about half of our water supply comes from the L.A. aqueduct. This year it’ll be about 100% through summer. -
With the change in seasons comes more risk of fire and flood. And the climate crisis is making it all more extreme. -
Snowpack in the eastern Sierra has broken the record set in 1969, but L.A. says it will maintain current watering restrictions, at least for now. -
California won’t stay wet forever, but remember — we do need fire. -
I don't know about you, but I'm tired of shuffling my warm weather plants in and out of the house because it's so cold. -
If you've never heard of Tulare Lake, it may be because it hasn't been a permanent presence in Central California since the early 1900s. Now, with water accumulating, locals are worried about what's next. -
They just begun refilling it for the first time since 2019. -
We have the latest on damage and clean up from the heavy rains, winds and tornadoes that hit the region this week.
