Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
Courtesy of the Imperial Irrigation District
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The National Weather Service says around 2 to 3 inches of rain fell over the region from this latest storm. -
Damage caused by the storms has spread across 41 of 58 counties. -
Some impacted: Julian Union Elementary School District, Julian Union High School District and Mountain Empire Unified School District. -
Forecasters were keeping their eyes on a storm forming in the Pacific. One on Wednesday will bring light rain. -
Once crews arrived, they found the victims stuck on an island, and some in the water, according to fire officials. -
The risk has been exacerbated with hillsides left barren by wildfires and drought making the land unable to absorb so much water. -
A powerful Pacific storm will continue to bring widespread rain, mountain snow and strong winds to San Diego County through Tuesday. -
California has seen hundreds of landslides this month. But the factors that make the state so vulnerable to landslides go well beyond the atmospheric rivers that have inundated the state. -
After a brief respite, a new round of heavy rains and wind gusts are lashing the state, forcing evacuations and knocking out power to tens of thousands of homes. -
California has been drenched by atmospheric river storms since late December, putting a dent in the state’s long drought — but also causing flooding, power outages and at least 18 deaths.
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