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As it endures a historic drought, the state is considering imposing $500-a-day fines for wasting water.

Even though the Bay Area leads the state in water conservation, it may not be enough.

Global warming creates drier air and helps parch vegetation that fuels horrific wildfires. But California's forests have been mismanaged for more than a century.

Summary: OK, so what do these two disasters have to do with anything today? There's one common thread between them that's relevant: No one blamed the freak storms on climate change.

It rained so hard in California in 1862 that a 300-mile-long lake was created in the Central Valley, stretching from Bakersfield to Red Bluff.

Regardless of what Gov. Gavin Newsom repeatedly asserts, global warming isn't always the primary cause of drought, fire and flooding, columnist George Skelton writes.

Data from Lake Oroville shows the weekend precipitation helped raise its level by almost 20-feet over three days.

After the storm passes, the drought plaguing much of the state will remain, potentially improving in some areas but worsening in others.

Experts say this weekend’s storm system delivered a powerful punch, but it's far from being a knockout blow.

Last weekend’s rainfall was record breaking, but experts say that heavy precipitation alongside dry, hot summers is likely due to climate change.