Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats Aerial snow survey above Sierra Nevada range. (Airborne Snow Observatories) ...

A dozen days of wet and wild weather haven't ended the drought, and won't cure the driest period in the West in the past 1,200 years.

More photos of California's reservoirs show how this year's historic rainfall totals have replenished water levels in some drought-stricken areas. Hotspots ranked Start the day smarter ☀️ ...

The US Army Corps of Engineers opened two dams on Friday in Central California and let roughly 2.2 billion gallons of water flow out of reservoirs, after President Donald Trump ordered the release ...

Nearly 19 million Californians live in drought-affected areas, even as California's reservoirs maintain above-average levels. Map of drought levels across California as of December 31, 2024.

California has built a complex state-run system of canals and dams to capture and store the water in reservoirs for the hot, dry months when it doesn’t rain or snow.

As a wet winter continues to fill California reservoirs, water managers set their sights on flood prevention Thursday and Friday by releasing water from stockpiles to make room for approaching ...

The water in California’s mountain snowpack is just shy of average as spring begins, but a winter storm set to hit the Sierra Nevada in the coming days will offer a boost.

The removal of dams and the draining of reservoirs has enabled the Klamath River to return to its historic channel. Excavators clawed at the remnants of Iron Gate Dam, clattering loudly as they ...

The Army Corps of Engineers suddenly opened up the dams of California’s Lake Kaweah and Lake Success over the weekend. The three day-long releases cost the two Tulare County reservoirs more than ...

California must break away from outdated thinking about dams and reservoirs. Water for future droughts should be stored underground. California needs water storage, more dams aren’t the answer ...

California needs more water storage. Few would take issue with that statement. However, constructing new dams or raising existing dams (in most cases) is not the answer.