Updated 2:49pm: All mandatory evacuations, evacuation advisories, and road closures in Amador County have been lifted. —- Mother Nature is lending a hand when it comes to the Butte and Valley fires burning in Northern California. However, tens of thousands of people remain displaced — either permanently or as evacuees — as the fires rage. […]
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By Susan Wood You weren’t seeing a mirage this summer. The vehicle backups on Lake Tahoe roads were not caused so much by heavy road construction, but by travelers who were frequenting the tourist destination in large numbers this summer. And according to tourism officials and stakeholders, there are multiple reasons they were coming to […]
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By Justin Gillis, New York Times Burning all the world’s deposits of coal, oil and natural gas would raise the temperature enough to melt the entire ice sheet covering Antarctica, driving the level of the sea up by more than 160 feet, scientists reported Friday. In a major surprise to the scientists, they found that […]
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By Keith Ridler, AP BOISE, Idaho — If increasingly destructive wildfires in the Great Basin can’t be stopped, the sage grouse population will be cut in half over the next three decades, scientists say. A report released Thursday by the U.S. Geological Survey comes just ahead of a court-ordered Sept. 30 deadline faced by the […]
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By Matt Egan, CNN Money Don’t bank on Donald Trump becoming the 45th president of the United States. That’s the message from the gamblers placing bets on the 2016 race for the White House. Trump is beating his rivals by double-digits in national polls, but bettors remain skeptical the billionaire’s lead will last until the […]
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By Cheryl Katz, National Geographic From frustrated snowboarders to migrating birds arriving at shriveled wetlands to wildfires raging through national parks, the Sierra Nevada’s lack of snow has transformed just about every aspect of life in California. Farmers, fish, forests, gardeners, hikers, boaters, and more depend on Sierra snow for water. But now it’s clear […]
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A dozen young men and women based at the California Conservation Corps center in Meyers are providing logistical support to CalFire at the Lake County Fairgrounds to assist with issues surrounding the Valley Fire. They are working 16-hour shifts along with five other CCC crews. Statewide, the CCC has 40 crews — 520 corpsmembers — […]
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Updated 8:18pm The Butte and Valley fires burning in Northern California continue to grow, though firefighters are gradually gaining control. The cause of both fires remains under investigation. Evacuations are still in effect and thousands of structures remain threatened. Smoke from the Butte Fire, which has been burning in Amador and Calaveras counties for nearly […]
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Updated 9:31pm By Associated Press MIDDLETOWN — Authorities say a wildfire that overtook several Northern California towns has killed at least one person and destroyed more than 400 homes and businesses. A California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokeswoman released the tally Sunday evening as firefighters continue to battle the out-of-control blaze north […]
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By Keith Ridler, AP BOISE, Idaho — Federal scientists are conducting a low-flow stream study in six western states in an attempt to gain insights that could help resource managers better allocate scarce water supplies during future droughts. U.S. Geological Survey workers are measuring flows and temperatures through September in nearly 500 streams mostly in […]
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