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Climate scientist links recent California snowstorms to warming planet
The blockbuster blizzard that dropped six to 10 feet of snow in early March likely has links to climate change. Kelsi Thorud reports. (3-7-24)
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The blockbuster blizzard that dropped six to 10 feet of snow in early March likely has links to climate change. Kelsi Thorud reports. (3-7-24)
For the third day, mountain communities in the Sierra Nevada were pummeled with heavy snow and high winds. Carter Evans has the latest.
A blizzard that brought this season's biggest snowfall to California's Sierra Nevada eased slightly on Sunday, but more unstable weather was expected.
A powerful blizzard howled into the Sierra Nevada Saturday, closing I-80 and forcing mountain residents to hunker down for the weekend. Kelsi Thorud reports from Truckee. (3-2-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
A powerful blizzard Saturday was pummeling the mountains of Northern California and Nevada with heavy snow and winds up to 190 miles per hour in the mountain peaks. Carter Evans has the latest.
A powerful blizzard is dumping snow in the Sierra Nevada as gusty winds and heavy rain hit lower elevations.
Authorities closed I-80 in both directions after 5 p.m. Friday and Caltrans urged local residents to stay off Sierra Nevada roads. Kelsi Thorud reports from Truckee. (3-1-24) Website: http://kpix.com YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/CBSSanFrancisco Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CBSSanFrancisco Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/KPIXtv Twitter: http://twitter.com/KPIXtv
Berkeley's California Ski Company was among the Bay Area ski shops doing brisk business as a major blizzard descends on the Lake Tahoe area. Shawn Chitnis reports.
A blizzard warning is in effect for the Sierra and Lake Tahoe area Thursday and residents were getting ready for what is expected to be the strongest storm of the season. Rachel Wulff reports.
Buffalo was struggling to cope with its worst storm in years. The massive system is expected to claim more lives after trapping some residents in frigid homes and cars.
The National Weather Service said its map "depicts one of the greatest extents of winter weather warnings and advisories ever."
The first of back-to-back winter storms brought a foot of snow and an avalanche warning to the Sierra Nevada Thursday, closing schools at Lake Tahoe and intermittently shutting down interstate traffic west of Reno.
A section of a major highway in Northern California reopened Thursday afternoon after a nearly 24-hour closure caused by blizzard conditions as the latest of back-to-back storms pushed through, authorities said.
A winter storm across the Sierra Nevada has closed a number of roads Monday and led to school closures.
Blizzard and avalanche warnings have been issued for much of the Sierra Nevada and Lake Tahoe area.
A potent storm with cold air from off Alaska and moisture from north of the Hawaiian Islands was heading for the San Francisco Bay for Thursday.
As a nor'easter prepares to pummel the Northeast, environmentalists have turned to climate change to explain this season's storms.
While the Northeast is forced to hunker down as a blizzard shuts down city streets and transit systems, Bay Area residents are contemplating whether or not they'll need a light jacket before heading out the door.
Tens of millions of people along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor rushed to get home and settle in Monday as a fearsome storm swirled in with the potential for hurricane-force winds and 1 to 3 feet of snow that could paralyze the Northeast for days.
More than 35 million people along the Philadelphia-to-Boston corridor rushed to get home and settle in Monday as a fearsome storm swirled in with the potential for hurricane-force winds and 1 to 3 feet of snow that could paralyze the Northeast for days.
Thirty-eight departures and 21 arrivals have been cancelled so far Monday at San Francisco International Airport, an airport official said.
A "potentially historic" storm could dump 2 to 3 feet of snow from northern New Jersey to Connecticut starting Monday.
There's a blizzard warning for the Sierra Nevada Mountains, but that hasn't stopped people from trying to make it to the high country.
Thursday's massive storm could be the biggest since 2008, possibly the biggest since 1998 with wind gusts over 100 miles per hour screaming over the top of the Sierra, and rainfall amounts forecast above 8 inches for coastal mountains. The key is WHEN it all hits, and that's where the KPIX FutureCast forecast comes in.
A blizzard warning has been issued for parts of the Sierra in Northeast California.
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