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Parts of South Carolina and Florida Recovering after Flooding, Winds

GEORGETOWN, S.C. (AP) — An intense late-year storm barreled up the East Coast on Sunday with heavy rains and strong winds that shattered rainfall records, forced water rescues from flooded streets and washed out holiday celebrations. Authorities rescued dozens of …

California Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires

Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer. These voracious herbivores are in high …

California Unlikely to Run Short of Electricity This Summer Thanks to Storms, New Power Sources

California regulators say the state is unlikely to run out of electricity this summer because of a big increase in power storage and a wet winter that filled the state’s reservoirs enough to restart hydroelectric power plants that were dormant …

Texas Windstorm Insurance Group Getting Update on Cat Funding for 2023 Season

The Texas Windstorm Insurance Association Board of Directors will meet at the Austin Marriott South on May 23 at 9 a.m. In addition to the TWIA board’s consideration of routine association updates, the board will receive an update on reinsurance …

California Community Braces for Floods as Epic Snow Melts

Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put food in carry totes. He moved the rabbits and chickens and their automatic feeders to higher ground. He and his …

Evacuations Ordered After Flooding in Small Arizona Town

Navajo Nation officials ordered evacuations for some residents of Chinle after floodwaters filled washes and overflowed berms and dirt dams. They said many residents are refusing to leave, however, because they want to protect their property and livestock. Tribal officials …

California to Meet 100% of Water Requests Thanks to Storms

California will provide 100% of the water requested by cities and farms for the first time in years thanks to winter storms that filled reservoirs and runoff from a record snowpack, regulators announced. The State Water Project will provide full …

Cloud Seeding Catching on Amid Rocky Mountain Drought

Garrett Cammans and his brothers sometimes don’t talk about their toughest moments on the job in the cloud seeding business, like the time when one of them got stuck in deep mountain snow and had to hike out alone in …

Drought Dwindles to Less Than 9% of California

Only remnants of California’s three-year drought remain after winter’s epic storms. The U.S. Drought Monitor reported last week that areas of drought cover less than 9% of the state, down from more than 99% at the Oct. 1 start of …

AccuWeather: Storms May Have Delayed California’s Wildfire Season

The massive rainfall and snow California received this winter will likely delay the upcoming wildfire season for the state โ€“ though all that moisture is unlikely to curtail it much if at all, a wildfire report out today shows. The …