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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 12, 2018
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California Water News for January 12, 2018

Sacramento Bee: What the Oroville Dam debacle should teach engineers and experts, and the rest of us Santa Ynez Valley News: Santa Barbara area ocean waters closed due to bacteria levels Santa Rosa Press Democrat: Southern California mudslide takes lives of elderly, young; 5 missing Capitol Weekly: Amid rains and mudslides, drought concern remains Gustine Press-Standard: Recycled water flowing to Del Puerto district ag […]

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California Water News for January 11, 2018

Sacramento Bee: After Oroville disclosures, embattled California water agency names new director Los Angeles Times: A way to break the terrifying pattern of fire and flood New York Times: When You’ve Seen Fire and You’ve Seen Rain, Expect Mudslides ABC2 News: California’s Devastating Mudslides Are A Product Of Historic Wildfires Associated Press: 17 dead in California mudslides, more than a dozen missing Natural […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 10, 2018
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California Water News for January 10, 2018

LA Times: Death toll from slides rises to 15 with daybreak air rescues set to begin in Montecito KPCC: How do you know if your home is at risk from mudflows? SF Gate: 2017 was costliest year ever in U.S. for weather, climate disasters LA Times: Sudden, unstoppable and deadly: Mudslides bring destruction with nowhere to hide LA Times: About […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 9, 2018
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California Water News for January 9, 2018

Time Magazine: Thousands Evacuated From California Wildfire Areas Amid Flash Flood Fears Sacramento Bee: First big winter storm reaches California. Here’s what it means for the water year LA Times: Big snows come to California — finally — ahead of long holiday weekend Modesto Bee: Winter storms produce ‘atmospheric river,’ needed rain for the Modesto area NBC LA: Maps: Wildfire […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 8, 2018
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California Water News for January 8, 2018

LA Times: Evacuations ordered below Santa Barbara burn zones as area braces for rainstorm LA Times: Rains finally arrive, bringing new danger in California’s vast fire zones Sacramento Bee: Final verdict on Oroville Dam: ‘Long-term systemic failure’ OC Register: California burn areas brace for rain, possible mudslides LA Times: The delta smelt heads for extinction, marking a half-century of failed […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 5, 2018
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California Water News for January 5, 2018

LA Times: Maps show the mudslide and debris flow threat from the Thomas fire Monterey Herald: 11 projects battling for Proposition 1 water bond funding CNBC: After big wildfire losses, Southern California braces for new threat — mudslides Newsy: As Calif. Wildfires Come To An End, Dangerous Aftermath Begins VC Star: More California homeowners struggle to get fire insurance Merced […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 4, 2018
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California Water News for January 4, 2018

LA Times: Southern California’s water year has been nearly bone dry so far, making some history KGO-TV: California water managers say it’s too early for drought fears despite disappointing snowpack Washington Post: The grim scope of 2017’s California wildfire season is now clear. The danger’s not over. NY Times: California Today: Want Snow? Don’t Go Looking in the Sierra Nevada […]

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  • by BPC Staff
  • onJanuary 3, 2018
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California Water News for January 3, 2018

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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California Water News for January 2, 2018

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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