- by BPC Staff
- onJanuary 3, 2018
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Associated Press: Record dry raises fears of drought’s return in California KCRG-TV 9: California residents worry about potential mudslides Gov Tech: Impacts, Lessons from Oroville Spillway Crisis The Weather Channel: The First Significant Rain Since Thanksgiving Weekend Expected in California This Week Associated Press & Sacramento Bee: The Latest: President declares disaster over California fire SF Chronicle: Parts of California, West […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onJanuary 2, 2018
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Associated Press & Visalia Times-Delta: Trump considers sending more water to California farmers CNN: Mudslide danger replaces fire threat in Southern California SF Gate: Rain, possible thunderstorms in Bay Area forecast for this week LA Times: California’s largest ever fire was a force that could not be stopped Lake County News: Study: Wet winters may not dampen small wildfires Sacramento […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onDecember 22, 2017
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SLO Tribune: Thomas Fire still 65 percent contained after crews withstand wind event Sacramento Bee: Politicians to Trump: Don’t relicense Oroville Dam until we know why spillway failed Associated Press: 114 mph wind gust in snowy Sierra; storm heads east Press Democrat: Live map of Southern California Fires LA Times: House passes disaster aid bill with wildfire funding, 18 Californians […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onDecember 21, 2017
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LA Times: L.A.’s increasingly hot and dry autumns result in ‘these near-apocalyptic fires’ Your Central Valley: State water board laying out water regulation for marijuana growers LA Times: Gov. Jerry Brown requests a major disaster declaration for SoCal wildfires KABC: Strong winds bring chilly temps, potential fire danger across much of the Southland KQED News: California Firefighters Douse Hot Spots […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onDecember 20, 2017
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LA Times: The Thomas fire is now the second largest in modern California history KTIC Radio: Global Drought Severity Index Launched East Bay Times: Despite overnight rain in Bay Area, December tracking to be one of driest on record Alene Tchekmedyian & Nicole Santa Cruz: Another day of reckoning: Return of powerful winds make Thomas fire dangerous again KQED […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onDecember 15, 2017
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LA Times: Return of powerful winds brings new threats to Santa Barbara, Ventura as Thomas fire rages SF Chronicle: Dry December in California stirs all-too-recent memories of drought SF Chronicle: Firefighter killed battling SoCal Thomas Fire; red flag warning for Bay Area The Union Democrat: California will set more fires to try to stop wildfires 89.33 KPCC: How a drone […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onDecember 14, 2017
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LA Times: Water loss caused Sierra Nevada to grow an inch during California drought, researchers say Sacramento Bee: Oroville Dam crisis sparked $1.2 billion in claims. State hasn’t paid a dime Reuters: After fires, Southern California faces risk of mudslides LA Times: Gov. Jerry Brown warns climate change has us ‘on the road to hell.’ California’s wildfires show he’s […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onDecember 13, 2017
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LA Times: Fierce fight along Santa Barbara coast as fire threat eases in Ventura Sacramento Bee: Dry weather continues in California. Time to start worrying about another drought? Washington Post: Why are California’s wildfires so historic? For starters, a diablo is at work. Live Science: What Are Pyrocumulus Clouds? California Fires Spawn Eerie Formations KQED News: Southern California Is Burning […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onDecember 12, 2017
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LA Times: The inferno that won’t die: How the Thomas fire became a monster OC Register: Santa Ana posts hottest temperature in the U.S., Newport Beach breaks 93-year-old heat record KQED News: State Releases Analysis of Oroville Spillway Cracks NPR: Firefighters In California Take Advantage Of Milder Winds CNN: California wildfires have destroyed 1,000 structures … and counting The New […]
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- by BPC Staff
- onDecember 11, 2017
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This is a message from the California Regional Water Quality Control Board, Central Valley (5). EPA is proposing to amend federal regulations to withdraw certain federal water quality criteria for lead, chlorodibromomethane, and dichlorobromomethane applicable to California. The state now has adopted certain criteria for these parameters. EPA approved the state’s site-specific criteria, which […]
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