The state Department of Water Resources announced on Tuesday, Jan. 28 it has raised the allotment of requested supplies delivered by the State Water Project from 15% to 20%, which amounts to a total allocation of about 526,709 acre-feet for Southern California water agencies for 2025, or just under 172 billion gallons of water.
It could rain for many hours each day in the middle of next week as a storm takes a swing through Southern California, forecasters say.
Heavy rain and heavy snow are expected to affect Northern California this weekend as an atmospheric river arrives.
Instead of major fires the Golden State will be delt with major rainfall with precipitation amounts that could reach over half a foot over the next week.
Jan. 22, 10:30 a.m. PST Cal Fire data marked the Palisades Fire at 68% containment and the Eaton Fire at 91% containment, listing no other active fires in Los Angeles as a red flag warning is in effect for much the region until Friday evening.
The experiences of those who rebuilt after the 2017 wildfires in northern California offer a template for Los Angeles area reconstruction efforts.
LA had planned to take substantially less from the iconic Eastern Sierra lake this winter. The decision is a blow to conservationists who have been trying to restore the lake for decades.
President Trump directed U.S. government agencies to override California’s water policies as needed — slamming the state’s handling of the Los Angeles region’s wildfires in an
The Golden State is counting on 25 gigawatts, or about 13% of its electricity, from offshore projects by 2045.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s executive order will be long forgotten by the time people can actually rebuild Los Angeles, writes Robin Epley.
Of the over 16,000 structures destroyed in the recent rash of wildfires in Southern California, many cannabis businesses were included.
Deadly wildfires around Los Angeles in January reduced thousands of acres to ash but a picture of a burnt cat that spread online is unrelated to the recent inferno. It dates to a wildfire that scorched parts of northern California in November 2018.