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California has added little to its once-prized water system since 1960, and the population has more than doubled, columnist George Skelton writes.

Experts say it’s ‘only a matter of time’ until the iconic glaciers surrounding Revelstoke melt away

Heavy storms have flooded parts of California, but the state has been unable to capture billions of gallons of water that are flowing unchecked into the ocean. Los Angeles is embarking on an ambitious new program to change that.

A woman was killed in Sacramento Saturday evening after being hit by a falling tree, officials said. A wind advisory is in effect for through Sunday afternoon as a new storm system rolls into the region.

The Sacramento region avoided widespread outages and flooding overnight into Thursday, though wet weather will remain in the forecast this weekend, meteorologists say. That could make flooding a concern over the next week.

Researchers say this storm could help boost water supplies for the summer, but also reveals weaknesses in the state’s flood-prevention infrastructure.

Today on AirTalk, day 2 of the House Speaker election after Republican Kevin McCarthy failed to win three times yesterday. Also on the show, the extreme winter weather hitting California; the latest on the Southwest flight cancellation debacle; and more.

The latest atmospheric river to hit Northern California rolled through the region Wednesday night into Thursday morning, bringing thunderstorms, and powerful wind gusts. A flood advisory is in effect for the Sacramento region through 10 a.m.

California is getting slammed with storms. Is it possible to efficiently capture the rainwater for future use?

More than $8 billion in new federal money designated for drought resilience nationwide.