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California sees ‘winter wonderland’ in summer for first time in 20 years

Unusually strong and rare snow system dusted Sierra Nevada mountain range early on Saturday

The Guardian - US

Unusually early cold storm could dust California's Sierra Nevada peaks with rare August snow

California’s long, hot summer is being interrupted by an unusually early cold storm from the Gulf of Alaska that is expected to bring a chance of rare August snow high in the Sierra Nevada

The Independent UK

Sierra Nevada records snowiest day of the season from a brief but potent storm

A weekend spring storm that drenched the San Francisco Bay area and closed Northern California mountain highways also set a single-day snowfall record for the season on Sunday in the Sierra Nevada.

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Northern California mountains brace for more snow after blizzard blocked roads

Winter storm warning remains in effect through Wednesday morning with up to 12in more snow expected in the region

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California Storm Boosts Critical Sierra Snowpack

Learn about the impact of recent storms on California's water resources and the importance of efficient water management in the face of fluctuating weather...

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California blizzard slowly weakens, but a second storm is forecast for this week

Northern California is expected to receive another round of rain and snow starting Monday, after days of near nonstop snow totaling several feet and wind gusts of up to 150 mph.

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Yosemite visitors are told to leave as storm expected to drop up to 10 feet of snow

At least nine Lake Tahoe ski resorts closed and visitors to Yosemite National Park were told to urgently leave Friday as California's most powerful storm of the season bore down on the Sierra Nevada.

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US Faces Weather Extremes With Tornado Threats, Sierra Snowstorms

A staggering 40 million people are under the threat of severe storms from Missouri to Michigan, with cities like Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Detroit, Cleveland, Cincinnati, and Louisville on high alert.

International Business Times

California snowpack lowest in decade despite hope with December storms

First survey of season shows snow at 25% of historical average, with brown patches of vegetation across Sierra Nevada

The Guardian - US

More than a foot of snow, 100 mph wind gusts possible as storm approaches Sierra Nevada

The National Weather Service has issued advisories along the California-Nevada line ahead of an early winter storm that could bring more than a foot of snow to the top of the Sierra and winds gusting up to 100 mph

The Independent UK

Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests

Forest in California may be disappearing

The Independent UK

Cabo angler lands record-size Sierra – why it won’t be a record

An angler in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, on Wednesday enjoyed a fish dinner prepared with a sierra mackerel catch that had a solid chance of breaking a 33-year-old world record.

USA Today Sports Media Group

California's epic melting snowpack means cold, deadly torrents ahead of Memorial Day weekend

California rivers fed by winter’s massive Sierra Nevada snowpack have been turned into cold and deadly torrents, drawing warnings from officials ahead of the Memorial Day weekend's traditional start of outdoor summer recreation

The Independent UK

Snowpack predicted to retreat in California’s mountains due to climate change

This winter’s major storms laid down one of the largest snowpacks recorded in California’s Sierra Nevada, along with an unusual amount of snow at low mountain elevations.

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Risk of ‘catastrophic flooding’ has diminished in Tulare Lake Basin, officials say

The risk of catastrophic flooding in the Tulare Lake Basin has diminished as cool temperatures have predominated this spring, flattening the melt curve of the Sierra’s epic snowpack, state officials said Monday.

Los Angeles Times

Tribes say Caltrans bulldozers are poised to destroy sacred burial sites

It didn't take long for a team of highway archaeologists to mark their first find while searching for buried human remains on an aging stretch of U.S. Highway 395 that cuts along the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada range.

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Huge Sierra snowpack throws frozen wrench into campers’ plans

Emily and Jeremy Cross from Scotts Valley are planning to travel with their two boys to a family reunion in July at a Sierra Nevada campground. But a big, frozen question hangs over the trip: Will California’s near-record snowpack melt in time?

Tribune News Service

Modern-day prospectors take notice as raging California rivers replenish historic Gold Rush spots

BUCK MEADOWS, Calif. — For 170 years, the gold deposits along Sierra stream beds have been so poked and prodded that easy supplies of the precious metal have grown scarce and are a challenge to find.

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California to trigger rarely used relief valve on Kern River, diverting flows to state aqueduct

LOS ANGELES — The Kern River is swollen with so much runoff from the epic Sierra Nevada snowpack that state water officials have decided to open a rarely used relief valve, diverting floodwaters into the California Aqueduct to be used as drinking water in Southern California.

The Independent UK

Campgrounds at California’s Yosemite National Park to close over flood threat as snowpack melts

The Independent UK

Yosemite flood risk, closures block some springtime visitors

Much of the famed valley at California’s Yosemite National Park will be temporarily closed starting Friday due to a forecast of flooding as rising temperatures melt the Sierra Nevada’s massive snowpack

Tribune News Service

California snowpack data debunked: 2023 was no record year. And neither was 1952

SAN JOSE, Calif. — It was the snowpack reading that spawned a hundred headlines. “California ties 1952 record for all-time Sierra snowpack,” proclaimed KTVU. “California’s snowpack soars to record high after 17 atmospheric rivers,” trumpeted the Washington Post.

The Independent UK

Late-season storm brings more snow to the Sierra Nevada

The winter that wouldn’t quit has showed up again in the Sierra Nevada region of California and Nevada

Los Angeles Times

Editorial: Drought and flood, California’s double whammy

Just as federal officials were laying out alternative scenarios last week for steep water supply cuts from the Colorado River due to the drying Southwest, California officials were warning that this year’s historic Sierra snowpack could flood much of the state later this year.

Los Angeles Times

Steep, freezing and fast: California's epic snowpack promises a whitewater rafting season for the ages

Imagine racing down a steep river of recently melted snow toward a roaring rapid.

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