Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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Weeks of rainfall in California won't end a severe drought, but it will provide public water agencies serving 27 million people with much more water than the suppliers had been previously told. -
Powerful Santa Ana winds are raking much of Southern California, toppling trees and big rigs. -
This winter could provide some relief for parched reservoirs in the Colorado River Basin, but climate scientists warn that the severe drought won't end with one wet season. -
As California begins to dry out from its recent deluges, one stark reality is coming into focus: Only 230,000 homes and other buildings are insured against flooding in a state with about 39 million residents. -
More than 32 trillion gallons of rain and snow have already fallen on California. But a new study says in a worst-case climate change scenario, that could grow by another one-third. -
The banked rainwater is a rare bright spot from downpours that killed at least 20 people, crumbled hillsides and damaged thousands of homes. In rural parts of the state, depleted groundwater basins got a boost thanks to the storms. -
President Joe Biden heard from business owners struggling to repair damage to their shops after storms caused devastation. -
San Diego County officials put a call out to the public Thursday for assistance in estimating how much damage was caused by the recent storms that battered the region. -
President Joe Biden is set to tour damaged areas of California and be briefed on recovery efforts. -
The National Weather Service says around 2 to 3 inches of rain fell over the region from this latest storm.
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