US allocates $930m for forest thinning in fire-stricken west
Climate change has contributed to explosive wildfire seasons as overgrown forests combine with hot and dry temperatures.
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Climate change has contributed to explosive wildfire seasons as overgrown forests combine with hot and dry temperatures.
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.
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.
A new system will bring additional rain, wind and snow to a region still dealing with impacts of last weekend’s unexpectedly strong storm.