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Heavy rain in California’s Bay Area triggered flood warnings and evacuations throughout the region on Tuesday, February 26, according to the National Weather Service.Video posted by the Marin ...
After a tornado warning Saturday morning, the Bay Area still faced the threat of flooding, while other parts of the U.S. braced for ice, rain and snow. The National Weather Service issued a ...
High surf pounded the San Luis Obispo Coast on Thursday morning, causing multiple water rescues, flooding and closures. A pickup truck overturned in Arroyo Grande Creek, and RVs were washed into ...
Periods of heavy rainfall caused by multiple atmospheric rivers in California between December 31, 2022, and March 25, 2023, resulted in floods that affected parts of Southern California, the California Central Coast, Northern California and Nevada. [3] [4] The flooding resulted in property damage [5] [6] [7] and at least 22 fatalities. [1]
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) [2] [3] is the fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in the U.S. state of California.It is responsible for fire protection in various areas under state responsibility totaling 31 million acres, as well as the administration of the state's private and public forests.
On lands under CAL FIRE's jurisdictional protection (i.e. not federal or local responsibility areas), the majority of wildfire ignitions since 1980 have been caused by humans. The four most common ignition sources for wildfires on CAL FIRE-protected lands are, in order: equipment use, powerlines, arson, and lightning. [10]
A month after a devastating blaze in Southern California, red flag warnings have been issued across Los Angeles and parts of the region Monday as strong wind gusts could potentially cause ...
The board recently ordered 16 bayfront landfills to account for groundwater rise in their long-term flood protection plans, and caseworkers are now going through hundreds of cases to figure out ...