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California has entered spring with an above-average mountain snowpack and major reservoirs in good shape for a second consecutive year, staving off immediate water supply concerns but not allaying drought worries in a warming world.
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The approach of April marks a key time of the year. It’s when mountain snow usually peaks across Oregon — offering a hint at the severity of the coming wildfire season and about conditions for farmers who rely on irrigation.
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Portland could see high temps in the 90s early next week, and Medford could reach 100 degrees.
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Scientists say worsening heat waves have a clear link to climate change. This year, a seasonal El Niño pattern will also be adding fuel to the fire.
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Oregon could see a much hotter July and August as the region shifts to an El Nino weather pattern later this year.
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Warm weather is expected to persist this week, with highs in the 80s across much of the state.
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Across the Northwest crops are late. Cool spring weather has held back asparagus, potatoes and alfalfa. Even tree fruit blooms were late to flush open. Then, record-warm weather hit.
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After widespread, bipartisan criticism, the governor revised his budget proposal to bring back $40 million to restore San Joaquin Valley floodplains.
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During spring’s prime calving season, lots of newborn calves have been dying from the cold.
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After weeks of rain, the long-dry Tulare Lake is rising from the San Joaquin Valley floor, endangering farms, towns, livelihoods. Now record snow on the Sierra Nevada is melting. Will the Central Valley be ready?
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It’s been a wet winter in California, one that’s brought record-breaking precipitation to many parts of the state. Now, state officials say it’s time to prepare for springtime runoff to come from now-historic levels of snowpack.
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Bin Guan from UCLA and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory led the research team that rates atmmospheric rivers.
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California ended its voluntary statewide target, triggering concerns from experts that many water supplies remain depleted. Other drought measures remain in place.
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Last week, Governor Gavin Newsom issued an executive order aimed at capturing more precipitation from recent storms and storing it in the state’s groundwater basins.