- Los Angeles Times: Scientists see shrinking California snowpack as a harbinger
- San Francisco Chronicle: Snow levels in the Sierra drop to among the lowest on record
- Los Angeles Times: California wild salmon harvest continues to dwindle with drought
- Contra Costa Times: California snowpack gains erased by meager January rainfall
- Wall Street Journal: California Snowpack Expected to Be Below Normal; Ice Jam on Platte River Begins to Break Up
- Capital Public Radio News: Drought Expands In California, Nevada With Dry January
- Bay Area News Group: Rescue workers release birds sickened by mysterious goo into East Bay
- Maven’s Notebook: This just in … Scant Precipitation, Warm Temperatures Produce Weak Snowpack: Just 25% of average statewide
- Maven’s Notebook: News Worth Noting: Central Valley Water Board proposes fines for water quality violations; Weekly water and climate update
