California's Drought Drying Up Lake Oroville
California's drought is drying up the second-largest reservoir in the state: Lake Oroville.
California's drought is drying up the second-largest reservoir in the state: Lake Oroville.
In the nearly month and a half since the Santa Clara Valley Water District declared a drought emergency and urged everyone to start saving water, conservation efforts have been somewhat lackluster.
A scorching "thousand-year" drought made worse by climate change is draining reservoirs at an alarming pace, fueling massive wildfires and withering California's crucial Central Valley agriculture economy.
The city of Santa Clara has unveiled a detailed and aggressive blueprint for conserving water during the state's extreme drought, laying out rules for everyday activities like watering landscaping and washing cars.
Six weeks after Tri-Valley water agencies asked residents to voluntarily cut their water consumption by 10 percent, they are now asking for a further voluntary cut of 15 percent.
The Beckwourth Complex -- two lightning-caused fires burning 45 miles north of Lake Tahoe -- showed no sign of slowing its rush northeast from the Sierra Nevada forest region after doubling in size between Friday and Saturday.
More than 30 million people are under heat warnings and advisories with more than 93 percent of the West in drought this week. Scientists say heat and drought are inextricably linked in a vicious feedback loop that climate change makes even harder to break.
Fire departments throughout the Bay Area report an increase in fire activity but, so far this season, we haven't seen a wildfire explode out of control. Still, as temperatures again soar, so does the risk.
Sonoma County residents have been cutting back on their water use for weeks to help with the drought, but one city seems to be struggling to keep up.
California Governor Gavin Newsom Thursday declared a state of emergency in nine additional counties because of the extreme drought gripping most of the state, and urged citizens and businesses to voluntarily cut water use.
The Contra Costa Water District board voted Wednesday night to ask customers to reduce water use by 10%. Meanwhile, customers are raising concerns about another change that is literally leaving a bad taste in people's mouths.
The Marin Water board of directors on Wednesday announced it has unanimously adopted new irrigation restrictions to preserve the region's water supply.
It's easy to see the beauty and benefits of large, mature trees. What's harder to see is that the drought is already putting many of them under stress.
The West's historic drought is the result of many factors, one of which scientists have recently begun to analyze with more scrutiny: snow drought.
While many were celebrating a July 4th weekend without COVID-19 restrictions Saturday, anxiety was growing among fire crews, fearful that illegal firework use could ignite a major wildfire.
The San José Fire Department began live-fire training exercises at Santa Teresa County Park on Thursday.
After imposing a strict ban on outdoor irrigation, the city of Healdsburg is offering an alternative -- free recycled water -- and they're willing to go door-to-door to deliver it.
Officials in Santa Rosa may order all residents and businesses to reduce their water usage by 20% as a worsening drought leads to lower available supplies in Sonoma County.
Santa Clara County has declared a local emergency due to extreme drought conditions, and is urging residents and businesses in the county's unincorporated areas to immediately start conserveing water.
Water at Lake Oroville, the state's second largest reservoir, is expected to fall so low this summer that its hydroelectric power plant will likely be forced to shut down for the first time since it opened in 1967.
Will wasting water in 2021 become what going maskless in public was in 2020? Probably not. Which doesn't mean public displays won't bother some, especially those whose business is saving water.
San Jose Water is asking residential and commercial customers to voluntarily reduce water use by 15% of their 2019 levels by August 31, or else face possible fines, and making SJW the latest entity to take action in the face of a worsening drought across the western US.
Fire authorities in Contra Costa County on Wednesday showed off some of the thousands of dollars worth of illegal fireworks confiscated during East Bay undercover operations in the past month.
The Sonoma City Council declared a Stage 2 water shortage Tuesday, requiring city residents to reduce their water usage by 20% and limiting residential and commercial watering to two days a week.
As the summer approaches and vegetation dries out, wildfires are beginning to break out across the country, including California. Now federal wildfire officials say fire activity will continue to increase, creating a demand for more firefighters and equipment.
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Stanford University says the psychologist behind the controversial "Stanford Prison Experiment" has died.
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Frightening moments were seen in the Oakland Hills Friday as a fire raced up steep terrain destroying one home and threatening others.
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Khazar Momeni, the sister of the man accused of fatally stabbing tech executive and Cash App founder Bob Lee last year, said her brother didn't kill Lee shortly after she took the stand Thursday afternoon.
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