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Train carrying iron ore derails in San Bernardino County, California

Monday, March 27

(SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, Calif.) -- A train carrying raw material derailed in California on Monday, according to San Bernardino County fire officials. There were no passengers on the Union Pacific train, but multiple cars containing iron ore derailed, officials said.According to Union Pacific officials,... Read More.

Plumas and Modoc Receive Clean California Funds to Transform Public Spaces

Friday, March 24

Modoc and Plumas counties will see 8 million dollars for new Clean California projects. As part of Governor Gavin Newsoms 1.1 Billion multi-year clean-up effort led by Caltrans, the various projects will help the counties remove trash and transform public spaces. Projects will also... Read More.

Fifty million people under severe weather alert after California tornadoes, mudslides

Thursday, March 23

(NEW YORK) -- More than 50 million people across a large swath of the nation were on alert Thursday for tornados, large hail, damaging winds and flooding after a severe weather outbreak spawned by a "bomb cyclone" in California moved east, leaving a wake of... Read More.

Thirty million people under severe weather alert after California tornadoes, mudslides

Thursday, March 23

(NEW YORK) -- More than 30 million people across a large swath of the nation were on alert Thursday for tornados, large hail and damaging winds after a severe weather outbreak spawned by a "bomb cyclone" in California moved east, leaving a wake of... Read More.

‘Catastrophic level of water’: Central California battles farmland flooding

Thursday, March 23

(NEW YORK) -- The latest atmospheric river storm to batter California has led to evacuations and flooded farmland. As the snowpack on the Sierra Nevada mountains melts, flooding in the Central Valley will remain a concern for weeks and months to come, experts say.There... Read More.

California Seeing Massive Damage from the Historical Weather Storm

Wednesday, March 22

California is receiving major effects from the Historical cold weather front over the past four months, and the damage is being seen in other regions of California. Recent snowfall and rains have caused massive damage to roads that... Read More.

5 killed, train derailed as ‘bomb cyclone’ hits California

Wednesday, March 22

(NEW YORK) -- A "bomb cyclone" is wreaking havoc across an already soaked California, killing at least five people in the San Francisco Bay Area, including four hit by falling trees or limbs, officials said.A dramatic drop in atmospheric pressure triggered the so-called bomb cyclone... Read More.

Two killed, train derailed as ‘bomb cyclone’ hits California

Wednesday, March 22

(NEW YORK) -- A "bomb cyclone" is wreaking havoc across an already soaked California, killing at least two people whose vehicles were crushed by falling trees in the San Francisco Bay Area, officials said.A dramatic drop in atmospheric pressure triggered the so-called bomb cyclone... Read More.

Major storm to bring more rain, damaging winds and heavy snow to California

Tuesday, March 21

(NEW YORK) -- The state of California can't catch a break from the heavy moisture coming in from the coast.A major storm is moving into the West Coast on Wednesday, bringing flooding rain, damaging winds and heavy snow to the mountains, forecasts show.Heavy rain... Read More.

Amid extreme climate and natural disasters, is California still a desirable place to live and vacation? Experts weigh in.

Tuesday, March 21

(NEW YORK) -- Earthquakes, snow, wildfires, flooding, smog, fog, heat, drought -- these are just some of the extreme natural disasters and climate conditions experienced in the Golden State in any given year.California is notoriously the "land of extremes," Kristina Dahl, senior climate scientist... Read More.