Beyond evacuations, mudslides, outages and road flooding, the atmospheric river that drenched Southern California over the last few days brought eye-popping rainfall totals to the region — with still more to come Tuesday.
Scott Minor is superintendent for the water system serving the area around Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, in southern Maine, a growing region where summer tourists flocking to the coast swell the demand for water. Minor’s water system had identified a safe, out-of-the-way spot for a well to supplement the water supply.
Southern California is bracing for its biggest storm of the season, which is slated to deliver potentially damaging and life-threatening rain, wind and flooding to the region.
California was deluged by damaging atmospheric rivers last year and now the Golden State must brace for two more on the way this week. The photo below, taken Tuesday afternoon by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-West satellite, shows a massive storm approaching from the west.
Northern California water managers are preparing for a stretch of wet weather by releasing water from several major reservoirs this week. At 8 a.m. Wednesday, the California Department of Water Resources began releasing water down the main spillway at Oroville Dam. Initial releases were at 6,000 cubic feet per second.
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/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Los Angeles Timesby Grace Toohey & Noah GoldbergBeyond evacuations, mudslides, outages and road flooding, the atmospheric river that drenched Southern California over the last few days brought eye-popping rainfall totals to the region — with still more to come Tuesday.
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/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /News Weekby Jeff YoungScott Minor is superintendent for the water system serving the area around Kennebunk and Kennebunkport, in southern Maine, a growing region where summer tourists flocking to the coast swell the demand for water. Minor’s water system had identified a safe, out-of-the-way spot for a well to supplement the water supply.
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/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley Smith & Grace TooheySouthern California is bracing for its biggest storm of the season, which is slated to deliver potentially damaging and life-threatening rain, wind and flooding to the region.
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/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /Los Angeles Timesby Terry CastlemanCalifornia was deluged by damaging atmospheric rivers last year and now the Golden State must brace for two more on the way this week. The photo below, taken Tuesday afternoon by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s GOES-West satellite, shows a massive storm approaching from the west.
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/in California and the U.S., Home Headline, Media Coverage /by Maddie Simmons /KCRA 3by Heather WaldmanNorthern California water managers are preparing for a stretch of wet weather by releasing water from several major reservoirs this week. At 8 a.m. Wednesday, the California Department of Water Resources began releasing water down the main spillway at Oroville Dam. Initial releases were at 6,000 cubic feet per second.