December 19, 2023
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 …
May 31, 2023
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 …
May 30, 2023
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 …
May 15, 2023
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 …
April 27, 2023
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 …
April 24, 2023
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 …
April 24, 2023
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 …
April 21, 2023
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 …
April 17, 2023
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 …
April 12, 2023
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 …