| 单词 | Sierra Nevada |
| 例句 | By all the laws of geophysics the Sierra Nevadas should be sinking, as if into quicksand. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z For two succeeding years I was alone each winter for eight months at a stretch in the Sierra Nevada mountains on Lake Tahoe. Travels with Charley in Search of America 1962-01-01T00:00:00Z Instead, she wanted to be cremated and have her ashes scattered in a sacred Native American ceremony somewhere in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z He was reportedly the first man to send a car down into Death Valley and the first to push over the snowbanks of the Sierra Nevada, performing the feat on an annual basis. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z A liquid blue sky stands out against the snow-tipped peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z The crust beneath the Sierra Nevada Mountains, for instance, is only about nineteen to twenty-five miles thick, and no one knows why. A Short History of Nearly Everything 2003-05-06T00:00:00Z The route Drive the Arc offers charging stations in Northern California from coastal Monterey to Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada range. Driving an Electric Car on Colorado’s Scenic Byways 2021-06-16T04:00:00Z Today travelers can view the lake from surrounding ski slopes or hike trails that wind through the surrounding Sierra Nevada mountain range. Fifteen Lakes Worth A Visit 2010-06-01T20:21:00Z The Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta is one of the most biologically diverse mountain ranges on the planet. A Visual Trek Through the Sweltering Jungle: In Search of Colombia’s ‘Lost City’ 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z The field is stacked with familiar names, including Dogfish Head, Sierra Nevada, Great Lakes and Terrapin. Beer Madness: Which brew will be named the nation’s best? 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z At another popular tourist destination, away from the coast and into the Sierra Nevada, ski operators around Lake Tahoe are seeking to boost their warm weather attractions on the heels of a weak winter season. Drought Tests California Tourism 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z She was his tutor in his formative years, during which time the family moved to a cattle ranch in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains. Dave Brubeck: Jazz pianist dies 2012-12-05T17:59:02Z There are places downtown that will still pour you a cold Sierra Nevada, Yuengling or Newcastle Brown Ale, just like they would have back in the late 1990s. In the hunt for the next hot beer, it’s harder to find the good old standbys 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Bing Crosby's widow, Kathryn Crosby, is recovering from major injuries suffered in a deadly traffic crash in the Sierra Nevada. Bing Crosby's widow recovering after traffic crash 2010-12-03T00:31:00Z Sierra Nevada and the North Carolina Craft Brewers Guild will host more than 50 breweries from around the country pouring their heartiest beers, including barleywine, stout, barrel-aged beer and spiced beer. From Sierra Nevada, a Taproom in North Carolina 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z Intent on becoming Californians, the pioneers of the Donner party ran into some difficulty in the Sierra Nevada. This is California in the era of Trump 2017-03-22T04:00:00Z If Sierra Nevada and Athletic's results are any indicator, though, consumers are curious to try these beverages. Hopped beverages are the no-ABV drink of summer 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z But Sierra Nevada in particular has consistently made world-class beers in big volume, and these ephemeral I.P.A.s will be its biggest test. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Adams, meanwhile, focused his lens on the grandeur of the landscape, for instance California’s Sierra Nevada or Yosemite National Park. Hotshots 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z He died in a plane crash in the Sierra Nevada in 2007. 5 Underrated Pioneers in Circumnavigation 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z Yosemite, in California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, is a diverse and spectacular natural landscape. 10 of the best virtual tours of the world's natural wonders 2020-04-06T04:00:00Z An hour south and a world away, with the gaping desert to the east and the formidable Sierra Nevada to the west. Taking a gamble on a revitalized Reno 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z “Hazy I.P.A.s are pretty tough to make if you’re hoping to distribute nationally,” said Bill Manley, who helped develop Sierra Nevada’s recipe for Hazy Little Thing before leaving the company in November. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Believe me, there’s no shortage of grand spectacle, from a train derailment in the Sierra Nevada mountains to a monster-inflicted tsunami on Waikiki Beach to the near-total destruction of Las Vegas. “Godzilla” is the best action movie since “Jaws” 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Any chance of a collaboration between Lagunitas and Sierra Nevada to make nice? Lagunitas drops lawsuit against Sierra Nevada after Twitter backlash 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z The most magnificent of all might be the Alhambra in Granada, a 14th-century palace-fortress built under Moorish rule; set against the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, it is the single-most visited attraction in Andalusia. In Transit: Q&A: Multigenerational March Vacation in Europe 2011-02-01T18:40:44Z Bandit Town, just west of North Folk, Calif., is in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, and will soon host the All Night Campout, a weekend music festival taking place Labor Day weekend, Aug. 30-31. Bandit Town hosts the All Night Campout on Labor Day Weekend 2014-08-13T04:00:00Z On March 28, Sierra Nevada Mills River kicks off North Carolina Beer Month festivities with the inaugural Burly Beers and Barleywines Festival, with the taproom cooking up a major Southern-style meal. From Sierra Nevada, a Taproom in North Carolina 2015-03-23T04:00:00Z On a slope of the Sierra Nevada he witnesses the species Polyergus breviceps raid a nest of Formica argentea and carry away the young to be raised as slaves. Armchair Traveler: Book Review: Adventures Among Ants 2010-06-10T18:38:00Z Sierra Nevada uses oats in its recipe for Hazy Little Thing. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The farm is close to the Sutter Buttes, deemed the world's smallest mountain range, tucked in between California's Coast Range and the Sierra Nevadas. Can YouTube give farmers a financial boost? 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z As you climb the Sierra Nevada, you start seeing pinyon and Jeffrey pines, white and red firs. Q&A: Cheryl Strayed, Author of ‘Wild,’ on Returning to Her Trail of Tears 2012-08-09T19:16:22Z With stark walls and craggy cliffs, Langley and the Sierra Nevada embody the myth of the West, providing backdrops for Hopalong Cassidy B-Westerns and dozens of others, as well as adventure. Explorer: Facing Fear, With Family, in the Sierras 2013-09-05T13:00:28Z In March, the park welcomed a herd of Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep back to its Cathedral Range after the conclusion of a multiyear project to repopulate the endangered species. National Parks Gear Up for Summer Rush 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z My ex-husband and I were lost in a blizzard in the Sierra Nevada for 19 hours with two of our dogs. Q&A: Into the Wild With a Dog at Your Side 2012-03-30T18:21:43Z An upright, brass smoke-sighting mechanism rose from its horizontal, circular map of the surrounding Sierra Nevada. Old fire lookouts offer sleepovers with history, panoramas and unexpected comfort 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z When driving through Northern California’s Southern Sierra Nevada, a mythical landscape begins to emerge at 5,000 feet, namely massive sequoias, some towering as high as a 27-story building. Glamping Adds a Touch of Luxe to the National Parks 2016-08-09T04:00:00Z Sierra Nevada has seen similar success with Hop Splash. Hopped beverages are the no-ABV drink of summer 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z But Adams’s well-thumbed vision of the world — and especially of Yosemite, Yellowstone and the Sierra Nevada — felt increasingly false to my eyes. Review | I used to think Ansel Adams’s photographs were boring. This exhibition changed that. 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z Like the Sierra Nevada itself, the five-and-a-half-mile-long Army Pass trail offers astonishing views, as well as the possibility you might plunge into an abyss. Explorer: Facing Fear, With Family, in the Sierras 2013-09-05T13:00:28Z The Sierra Nevada is millions of years old. When the Light, Shadow and Stars Aligned: Standing Where Ansel Adams Stood 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z In this unusual , British film-maker Mark Henderson returns to Colombia with three of his eight fellow victims of a much publicised terrorist kidnapping five years earlier in the Sierra Nevada. My Kidnapper ? review 2011-02-13T00:05:30Z "We actually sold out of our initial inventory online within about two and a half days," said Sierra Nevada Communications Manager Ashlee Mooneyhan. Hopped beverages are the no-ABV drink of summer 2022-06-16T04:00:00Z Following her desert storm she tasks Ava with organizing mountains of documentation high as the Sierra Nevadas, a treasure trove of Deborah's jokes and accomplishments captured on video and paper. "Hacks" grasps how ageism creeps up on women and revels in sucker punching back 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z He himself repeatedly recorded a forest site in California’s Sierra Nevada for more than twenty-five years. The Man Who Listens to Animals 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z He said the mill is doing for flour what "Starbucks did for coffee and Sierra Nevada did for craft beer." COVID-19 has exposed the fragility of our food system — here’s how we can localize it 2021-02-04T05:00:00Z And the best sonic episodes, like the song of a single frog in the Sierra Nevadas, seem largely wasted. Review: In ‘Biophony,’ Ballet Matches Exotic Sound 2015-07-17T04:00:00Z In the rearview mirror, the shrinking Sierra Nevadas. A father-son road trip in Death Valley: One muscle car, one teenager and the American West 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z For people living in Paradise and other towns in the foothills of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, the morning of Nov. 8, 2018, was full of portents. How Paradise Went Up in Flames 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z Since the early days of the pioneering Sierra Nevada Pale Ale to the current trends of hazy and milkshake styles, the beer category continues to be popular no matter what form it takes. Our 6 favorite IPAs for hoppy, hazy sips 2021-11-29T05:00:00Z I had a side interest: to find traces of Asian American history in this part of the Sierra Nevada foothills. Looking for a Gold-Rush Town Named Chinese Camp 2021-09-15T04:00:00Z It starts in the Sierra Nevada in California, then moves on to the Rio Toachi in a rain forest in Ecuador. In Transit Blog: Rapid Transit Indeed: Rafting Six Continents 2012-09-27T17:00:16Z To cut down on gas costs, he would park for several weeks, spending time on Baja beaches or at Sierra Nevada campsites. Escape to Bro-topia 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Strawberry Valley, on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevadas, got an amazing 20.51 inches of rain during that storm — more than Los Angeles typically gets in an entire year. Megastorms vs. megadroughts: Climate change brings a potentially devastating “atmospheric river” to California 2017-01-14T05:00:00Z I took cautious walks through the Sierra Nevadas, which were still covered in snow. A Town for People with Chronic Fatigue 2019-09-03T04:00:00Z I first learned to cook Mexican food while spending two months studying Spanish in Oaxaca, in the foothills of the Mexican Sierra Nevada. A Mexican feast to brighten up a grey autumn day 2015-09-25T04:00:00Z The trail passes through seven national parks on its way from Mexico to Canada, across the deserts of Southern California, along the spine of the Sierra Nevada, and to the glacier-capped peaks of Washington. How to See the Pacific Crest Trail Without Taking a Single Step 2015-07-23T04:00:00Z This former gold town in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, along the California-Nevada border, had nearly 10,000 residents in the late 1870s, as well as saloons, a red-light district, and possibly even opium dens. These Are America's Coolest Ghost Towns 2015-10-06T04:00:00Z It should have been just north of Elizabeth Pass in California’s Sierra Nevada. When the Light, Shadow and Stars Aligned: Standing Where Ansel Adams Stood 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Sierra Nevada certainly missed the mark on that endeavor. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z I’m standing in the middle of a wild under-10 après ski party at the Mammoth Mountain resort in the Sierra Nevadas with a son by each hand. A ski trip for 3, with 1 grown-up: Actually, yes, it can be fun 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z With "Torpedo," Sierra Nevada has no need to adapt to this market. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Backstage workings are clearly visible; period costumes are juxtaposed with red Solo cups inside a bar with the appearance of a roadside dive somewhere in the Sierra Nevadas. Review: John Adams’s Newest Opera Returns to the Gold Mines 2019-03-01T05:00:00Z When beer lovers walk down the aisle they see Lagunitas and Sierra Nevada and Solemn Oath and Off Color, and we're all the same to them. Lagunitas drops lawsuit against Sierra Nevada after Twitter backlash 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z The rivers themselves were dredged of debris from mining in the Sierra Nevada, creating shipping channels, and towns began springing up on the newly fortified banks. Setting Sail on the Winding Waterways of California’s Delta 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z In the southern Sierra Nevada in Central California, some areas of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks were closed Monday evening. Garbage, feces take toll on national parks amid shutdown 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z They didn’t talk much as they drove east though the twisty canyon on State Route 178 toward Lake Isabella, a two-stoplight town with a population of 3,500, nestled in the golden Sierra Nevada foothills. A long and winding road: Kicking heroin in an opioid “treatment desert” 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z Spray your sheets, your couch, your towels — even your partner — with the sharp scent of the high desert east of California’s Sierra Nevada range. Gear to Bring the Outdoors Inside 2020-04-25T04:00:00Z From the Rose Bowl town of Pasadena, Calif., to Laurier, Wash., near the Canadian border, it winds along the east side of the Sierra Nevada and the Cascade Range. Letters: Letters to the Editor 2012-06-01T18:08:19Z “Sam is definitely at the forefront in terms of experimentation,” said Ken Grossman, founder of the Sierra Nevada Brewing Company. Reality TV Pours Itself A Cold One 2010-11-20T19:34:00Z Sierra Nevada is an icon the world of California home brewers. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The KNP Complex Fire began as two lightning-sparked fires that merged and has scorched more than 37 square miles in the heart of sequoia country on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains. 4 famous giant sequoia trees — the Four Guardsmen — protected from wildfire 2021-09-20T04:00:00Z The picturesque brigands of the Sierra Nevada in Act III of Man and Superman are holding what appears to be a St Pancras vestry meeting. Bernard Shaw and his lethally absurd doctor's dilemma 2012-07-13T21:54:04Z In the brief days I traversed the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada, it inspired mine, too. Taking a gamble on a revitalized Reno 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z The Sierra Nevada beer has more pleasant flavors of dried apricot and dried pineapple, and is the better choice if you can’t find something fresh and local. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z The car’s floor-to-ceiling windows offered the best possible views across the Rocky Mountains, the Colorado River Valley, the Continental Divide, the Sierra Nevada and the green forests of Northern California. Sharing Stories, and a View, Aboard the California Zephyr 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Dramatic vantage points that offer spectacular views of the rest of the mountain, the forested Olympic Valley below and surrounding Sierra Nevada peaks. Coming Soon to an American Cliff Near You: ‘Via Ferrata’ Routes 2022-08-22T04:00:00Z National Geographic Documentary Films announced the project Thursday which will focus on the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Paradise, California. Ron Howard to make doc about town devastated by wildfires 2019-01-24T05:00:00Z I'm glad to see Sierra Nevada trying this out, they make great beers and it's nice that I can get them even when traveling outside of New England. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Adams Wildfire, a private contractor in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Sacramento. While California Fires Rage, the Rich Hire Private Firefighters 2019-10-26T04:00:00Z One side features the image of the author of the novel "One Hundred Years of Solitude" and the other side shows Colombia's "Ciudad Perdida," or "Lost City," in the country's Sierra Nevada of Santa Marta. Colombia issues 50,000-peso note with writer Garcia's image 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Built in about 800 AD by the Tayrona people, the picturesque ruins are deep in the jungle of the Sierra Nevada in northern Colombia. Hiking in South America: readers’ tips 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z The winter of 1846 and 1847 saw intense snowfall around the Sierra Nevada Mountains, with more than 25 feet of accumulation. 7 historical cases of cannibalism 2021-08-07T04:00:00Z In December, Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. introduced Hazy Little Thing I.P.A. in a few areas, and this month has released it nationwide. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z Brian Turner is the author of the memoir “My Life as a Foreign Country,” and he directs the MFA program at Sierra Nevada College. What drives an American to fight in Syria? 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z Brian Turner is the author of the memoir “My Life as a Foreign Country” and directs the MFA program at Sierra Nevada College. Review | The ‘most wounded man in the history of war’ comes home in ‘Waiting for Eden’ 2018-09-26T04:00:00Z As we drove across the plains toward the wall of the Sierra Nevada, both our road weariness and sense of anticipation grew: California was almost ours. Road Trip: Cross-Country, by a Road Less Traveled 2013-07-03T21:39:09Z The expedition occurs at Yosemite National Park, specifically at the Freeman Creek giant sequoia grove in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Searching for Fall Colors? Let Me Get the Llama for You 2019-09-18T04:00:00Z A member of the first team of climbers to scale El Capitan in Yosemite National Park and a conservationist who devoted his life to protecting the Sierra Nevada. Final goodbye: Recalling influential people who died in 2021 2021-12-02T05:00:00Z But as Logan pilots his plane over the spectacular Sierra Nevada, he spots something metal protruding from a snowbank in a remote mountain canyon. Review: ‘Voodoo Ridge’ has tension-packed plot 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z In partnership with Spiritu Nativo, its upcoming project will lead travelers into the Sierra Nevada of Colombia to plant trees with the Arhuaco tribe, whose lands were recently affected by fires and deforestation. The world needs trees more than ever. Here’s how to plant some on your travels. 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z He tells us how Viola's video images were put together, filmed in locations from the Sierra Nevada to the Mojave desert, and how they flow and breathe with the music, adjusted minutely during each performance. Tristan und Isolde in widescreen 2010-09-21T20:29:00Z Thinking about sensitivity reminds me of a monthlong artist residency I once attended with two other artists in an extremely remote location in the Sierra Nevada. The case for doing nothing: It's an intentional strategy, not a luxury or a cop-out 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Henry, a 40-year-old songwriter and producer devoted to old-school analog technology, grew up in the woods at the edge of California’s Sierra Nevada. Bill Fay Was a Hidden Gem. One Musician Made Finding Him a Mission. 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z Along the 2,438-mile route, the train weaves through the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, shifting scenery from cities to mountains to deserts. Train Jam: Strangers on a Train, Creating Video Games 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Another example includes California train tunnels that Chinese workers dug through Sierra Nevada mountains in the mid-19th century. Virginia community looks to preserve former school that’s part of segregated past 2021-08-24T04:00:00Z To this gallery of human characters she added an animal counterpart: the motorcycle-riding Ralph S. Mouse, resident of the Mountain View Inn in the Sierra Nevada. Beverly Cleary, Beloved Children’s Book Author, Dies at 104 2021-03-26T04:00:00Z The Weather Service on Sunday advised those with travel plans through the Sierra Nevada to prepare for winter weather driving conditions and warned of icy roads as additional storms arrive. Jeremy Renner Is Hospitalized After a ‘Traumatic Injury’ 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z In the case of Spain’s Alhambra palace, designers merged the memory of their native North African courtyards and tropical vegetation with the harsher climate of the Sierra Nevada. Review | A look at some of the most beautiful gardens in the world 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z It was the first fire ever to cross the crest of the Sierra Nevada. Heat, Water, Fire: How Climate Change Is Transforming the Pacific Crest Trail 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z This year, Sierra Nevada Brewing went a step further and imported brewers for its Oktoberfest beer. Beer of the Week: Sierra Nevada-Brauhaus Riegele Oktoberfest 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z Q: Sure, but the industry is growing wildly, and a handful of breweries are fighting in the rarefied air at the top: you, Sierra Nevada, New Belgium and Sam Adams among them. Lagunitas drops lawsuit against Sierra Nevada after Twitter backlash 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z But it’s a worthy destination, especially pleasant in fall and spring, when the Sierra Nevada range on its western flank and the White Mountains, to the east, are mostly inaccessible because of snow. Rugged Country, Rugged History in California?s Owens Valley 2010-05-06T21:41:00Z There's also plenty of gore, and Groom seems to delight especially in describing every grim detail of the cannibalism of Donner Party members trapped hopelessly and starving in the snowbound Sierra Nevada Mountains. 'Kearny's March': The conquest of the West 2011-12-14T22:53:03Z Shot on location in San Francisco, the Sierra Nevada mountains and the desert of Death Valley on a then-immense $500,000 budget, "Greed" as it exists is still a classic of the silent era. The 10 greatest "missing movies" 2011-07-20T00:30:00Z The High Sierra Trail follows an arduous, improbable and unfailingly spectacular route across the national park in the southern Sierra Nevada. Sky-high trekking: taking on California’s High Sierra Trail 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z At more than 17,000 feet above sea level, it is nearly two miles above the already nosebleed-high Mexico City and taller than either the Rockies or Sierra Nevadas. Explorer: Mexico City: Hiking Mecca? 2011-02-04T19:55:00Z Mr. Kimmich is most excited about the new beer from Sierra Nevada, a company he idolized early in his career, as a brewer in the 1990s at the Vermont Pub and Brewery. Two Big Brewers Try to Cash In on an I.P.A. Craze 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z In February, a group of several hundred military enthusiasts gathered to play-fight in Clovis, Calif., at the foot of the Sierra Nevada. Fake Guns, Fictional Battles, Real Uniforms: Inside the Immersive World of MilSim 2020-09-26T04:00:00Z The turning point for PG&E came in 2018 when a windstorm knocked down one of its power lines in the Sierra Nevada foothills that started a wildfire. PG&E bills will go up by more than $32 per month next year in part to pay for wildfire protections 2023-11-16T05:00:00Z Five years ago, what would become the deadliest wildfire in California history erupted in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Five Years After Devastating Fire, the Town of Paradise Rebuilds 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z The Indian Wells Valley aquifer lies under a point in the eastern Sierra Nevada range landscape where the corners of San Bernardino, Kern and Inyo counties meet. Desperate for water, a desert city hopes to build a pipeline to the California Aqueduct 2023-11-09T05:00:00Z Their clusters break up and typically move straight eastward, into the Central Valley or Sierra Nevada foothills, fanning out from there. Why milkweeds, once blossoming, attract lots of life 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Five years ago today, around 6:15 a.m., a Pacific Gas & Electric Co. transmission line in the Sierra Nevada foothills malfunctioned. It’s been 5 years since California’s deadliest wildfire. Can we stop it from happening again? 2023-11-08T05:00:00Z Nordgren has told that story countless times in the five years since the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California’s history nearly erased a quiet community in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Five years after California’s deadliest wildfire, survivors forge different paths toward recovery 2023-11-06T05:00:00Z Langley, a 14,000-foot colossus in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada, she could feel the soft, sandy gravel beneath her feet. Blind faith: A visually impaired woman's journey up a towering California summit 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z Giant sequoias grow naturally only in a 60-mile band of forest on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada. Two giant sequoias scorched in a controlled burn last year are now expected to survive 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Since the lawsuit was filed, the Kern River has surged back to life with abundant runoff from last winter’s storms and the historic snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. A river runs through Bakersfield? Judge rules the Kern River must be allowed to flow 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z Take the giant sequoia, for example, which is found today only in scattered groves on the southwestern side of the Sierra Nevada. Does Salvation for California’s Redwoods Lie Out of State? 2023-10-31T04:00:00Z Damage in this area of Eldorado National Forest could be permanent — part of a troubling pattern that threatens a defining characteristic of the Sierra Nevada range John Muir once called a “waving sea of evergreens.” Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z Her interest in the Sierra Nevada began when one of her most trusted marathon guides, Andy Lehren, who helped lead her to victory in Boston, told her about his climbs of Mt. Blind faith: A visually impaired woman's journey up a towering California summit 2023-11-02T04:00:00Z An early season snowstorm is headed for portions of Northern California and the Sierra Nevada this week, with forecasts of gusty winds, widespread freezes and potential travel challenges, weather officials said. First measurable snow of the season heading for California. See how much will fall 2023-10-24T04:00:00Z This spring, as plentiful runoff from the Sierra Nevada reawakened the Kern, other rivers poured onto the valley floor and reformed Tulare Lake, inundating thousands of acres of low-lying farmland. A river runs through Bakersfield? Judge rules the Kern River must be allowed to flow 2023-11-01T04:00:00Z The Long Valley Caldera is a broad depression of land east of the Sierra Nevada. What do more quakes at one of California's riskiest volcanoes mean? Scientists think they know 2023-10-23T04:00:00Z Many researchers say the canopy of the Sierra Nevada has changed dramatically since heavy Gold Rush logging. Fire, other ravages jeopardize California’s prized forests 2023-10-25T04:00:00Z In 2021, Blue Origin announced its partnership to build what it envisions as a "business park in space" with Sierra Space, a spinoff from defense contractor Sierra Nevada Corp. Exclusive: Bezos' Blue Origin expects split on space station partnership -sources 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z It’s unclear how this Kiwi species wound up in the cobalt blue waters of the Sierra Nevada. New Zealand mud snail makes its way to Lake Tahoe. And it is not welcome 2023-09-22T04:00:00Z They tracked the balloon for the next several hours as it rose into the stratosphere and drifted far to the southwest, crossing over the Sierra Nevada Mountains before popping and releasing its gaseous contents. It’s Time to Engineer the Sky 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z In 2001, when Scott Harlan Thorpe killed three people and wounded two in a Sierra Nevada town northeast of Sacramento, legislators began drafting Laura’s Law, named for one of the victims. He heard voices. He bought a gun. Now he's accused of killing an L.A. deputy 2023-09-20T04:00:00Z For the last 11 years, Dorsey had been incarcerated at the Federal Correctional Institution in Herlong, Calif., a small, remote town along the Eastern Sierra Nevada mountains. Birdman greets rapper B.G. after the onetime Hot Boys member is released from prison 2023-09-05T04:00:00Z He has visited the Sierra Nevada every year since then. Seattle’s ‘Big Tree Bob’ measures the world’s tallest trees 2023-09-01T04:00:00Z That analysis has put the Sierra Nevadas, Idaho and more of Utah and Arizona on the company’s radar. Seattle mapmaker celebrates 50 years of guiding hikers 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z The Eastern Sierra Nevada has braced for snowmelt flooding since spring. After more than 100 years, gray wolves reappear in Giant Sequoia National Monument 2023-08-30T04:00:00Z Rising temperatures are also reducing Sierra Nevada snowpack — a natural reservoir that traditionally supplies California with a third of its water. California is working on solutions to worsening climate change. Will they be enough? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z He uses recordings of red crossbills to understand the populations of that species, a type of finch, that occur in Southern California and in the Sierra Nevada. How to connect with nature by recording 'utterly magical' birdsong 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z It started with winter storms that drenched cities and towns, buried the Sierra Nevada in snow and caused an enormous long-vanished lake to reappear in the Central Valley. A Tropical Storm in August? California’s Year of Extremes Grinds On 2023-08-19T04:00:00Z Often standing taller than 300 feet, they are the largest trees in the world and only naturally grow on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada. Kevin McCarthy has a bill to save the sequoias, but some environmental groups aren't into it 2023-08-17T04:00:00Z Hill recently co-authored a study that found about 20% of all conifer trees in California’s Sierra Nevada are no longer compatible with their surrounding climate, a term he dubbed “zombie forests.” Millions of California trees are dying; Joshua trees are just the latest victims 2023-08-15T04:00:00Z One study projects that by the latter part of the century, extreme storms could bring 200% to 400% more runoff in the Sierra Nevada because intense precipitation will fall as rain rather than snow. California is working on solutions to worsening climate change. Will they be enough? 2023-08-24T04:00:00Z Lucero brought the Sacramento perch from Bridgeport reservoir, nestled in the jagged snow-capped Sierra Nevada mountains. California aims to introduce more anglers to native warm-water tolerant sunfish as planet heats up 2023-08-14T04:00:00Z Squeezed between the jagged peaks of the Sierra Nevada and the less lofty White Mountains, the Owens Valley is dotted with towns such as Olancha, Lone Pine, Big Pine and Bishop. Fear of the 'Big Melt' turns to big relief along California's Eastern Sierra 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Tulare Lake was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, fed by spring snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada. Avian botulism detected at California’s resurgent Tulare Lake, raising concern for migrating birds 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z She knew Paradise — the small Northern California city in the Sierra Nevada foothills that was mostly destroyed by a wildfire in 2018. They lost everything in the Paradise fire. Now they’re reliving their grief as fires rage in Hawaii 2023-08-11T04:00:00Z Hendricks had stopped in Utah while journeying across the West to the Sierra Nevada region of Nevada and California to spread his father’s ashes, he said in social media posts prior to his death. Texas man on trip to spread father’s ashes dies of heat stroke in Utah’s Arches National Park 2023-08-08T04:00:00Z Despite some remaining snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, the melting snow has also made it less likely the wolverine would leave tracks, according to Lawson. Wolverine mystery: Researchers scour California high country, but rare creature remains elusive 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z “Relations haven’t always been good in the Eastern Sierra Nevada,” Collins said. Fear of the 'Big Melt' turns to big relief along California's Eastern Sierra 2023-08-13T04:00:00Z Their surprise would be warranted: Experts say that this year’s prolonged Sierra Nevada snow has few precedents in recent history. See the still-snowy Sierra mountains compared to how they looked last summer 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Stuck in the Sierra Nevadas, some of these pioneers eventually resorted to cannibalism and lost nearly half of their group to starvation and exposure. How did Death Valley gets its name? Not from the heat. 2023-07-25T04:00:00Z It’s an unprecedentedly late reopening for the two-lane road, which continues Highway 120 across the park and through the Sierra Nevada — meandering past granite cliffs and lush meadows. Tioga Road reopening in Yosemite's high country after extra-long snow closure 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z Wolverines lived in the Sierra Nevada until 1922, when the population was destroyed by hunting, trapping and poisoning. Wolverine mystery: Researchers scour California high country, but rare creature remains elusive 2023-07-29T04:00:00Z Roughly one-third the size of the Sierra Nevada’s also-crowded Yosemite National Park, the Lake Tahoe Basin gets about three times as many visitors - around 15 million each year. Lake Tahoe officials tackle overtourism with focus on management, not marketing; new fees may loom 2023-07-21T04:00:00Z That means there’s a low risk of big fires this year in the Sierra Nevada and North Coast mountain ranges, he said, “just because everything is so wet.” What to Expect From Wildfire Season in California This Year 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z John duSaint, a retired software engineer, recently bought property near Bishop, Calif., in a rugged valley east of the Sierra Nevada. As Climate Shocks Multiply, Designers Seek Holy Grail: Disaster-Proof Homes 2023-07-16T04:00:00Z Tucked within the western Sierra Nevada, halfway between Yosemite National Park and Lake Tahoe, Calaveras Big Trees is the only state park where giant sequoias grow. Anger builds after controlled burn badly damages California sequoias 2023-07-12T04:00:00Z In the months since the storms abated, the lake continues to take in runoff from a record snowmelt in the Sierra Nevada, blurring the lines between nature and farmland. Tulare Lake’s ghostly rebirth brings wonder — and hardship. Inside a community's resilience 2023-07-06T04:00:00Z But their most significant contribution began in 1972 as a plan to produce a little guide to the birds of the eastern Sierra Nevada. These retired teachers started with a little bird guide, and ended with a magnum opus 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z But as I reported last week, the procession of epic winter storms that transformed the state has also turned the rivers fed by snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada into deadly, raging torrents. How to Stay Safe in California’s Roaring Rivers This Summer 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Some areas have yet to get the extra funding for thinning despite facing high risk, including portions of California’s Sierra Nevada range, Montana’s Bitterroot Valley and around Mescalero Apache lands in southern New Mexico. Billions are being spent to turn the tide on the U.S. West’s wildfires. It won’t be enough 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Harty said fire weather is less of a concern in the San Joaquin Valley because so much of the region has remained moist from this year’s record-breaking southern Sierra Nevada snowfall. Triple-digit heat wave set to sizzle California, stoking fire fears this holiday weekend 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z State regulators are considering a pause on water imports from the Eastern Sierra Nevada’s Mono Lake watershed to allow the fragile ecosystem to recover after decades of diversions to the L.A. Opinion: A wet winter began to replenish Mono Lake. L.A. should let it be a lake again 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z With the Sierra Nevada snowpack still above three times its normal level for mid-June, they are expected to fill up even more as the snow melts. Before-and-after aerial images show California reservoirs' dramatic rebound after years of drought 2023-06-21T04:00:00Z The record-breaking snowpack in the Sierra Nevada has not only transformed rivers, but it has also replenished lakes and reservoirs that had dipped to low, often unhealthy levels during the past few years of drought. How to Stay Safe in California’s Roaring Rivers This Summer 2023-06-26T04:00:00Z Located in a golden land of giant Sequoias and Redwoods, Kristin Zaitz is a civil engineer who likes to take her children hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Why Big Oil loves the renewable energy industry 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z In the Central Valley and Sierra Nevada foothills, river swimming holes and rafting trips are a way of life each summer. After a Winter Deluge, California Rivers Are Too Dangerous to Enjoy 2023-06-18T04:00:00Z El Dorado County is located in the Sierra Nevada foothills, just east of Sacramento County. Secession talks emerge in one Northern California county. Is a new state a possibility? 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z The prolific Bellevue-based author might be best known for her “Fool’s Gold” series set in the Sierra Nevada of California. Blackberry Chipotle Sauce is a juicy plot twist from a romance novelist 2023-06-17T04:00:00Z A combination of heat, low humidity and parched vegetation bedeviled firefighters battling the inferno that spread through the Sierra Nevada foothills, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency for Mariposa County. Man accused of starting Oak fire that destroyed 127 homes near Yosemite is arrested 2023-06-16T04:00:00Z Most of California’s water comes from rain and snow that falls in the northern part of the state, with rivers cascading down the Sierra Nevada on their way to the Pacific Ocean. California water tunnel hangs over budget talks as legislators challenge Gov. Newsom’s plan 2023-06-15T04:00:00Z The wildfire that scorched this southern Sierra Nevada forest three years ago burned large swaths of land so intensely that it left thousands of ancient giants dead and smoldering. In burned-out groves of giant sequoias, crews plant seeds of hope. Will they survive? 2023-06-11T04:00:00Z The southern Sierra Nevada holds so much frozen water this spring that California, a state that has become synonymous with perennial drought and wildfire, is bracing for potentially catastrophic floods. Mt. Whitney: A perilous trek to the top of California's record snowpack 2023-06-09T04:00:00Z A wolverine was spotted three times recently in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountain Range, the second mustelid mammal specimen spotted in the state in the past century. Wolverine in rare sighting amid California’s Sierra Nevada Range 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z This winter’s major storms laid down one of the largest snowpacks recorded in California’s Sierra Nevada, along with an unusual amount of snow at low mountain elevations. Snowpack predicted to retreat in California's mountains due to climate change 2023-05-25T04:00:00Z However, the threat of the “Big Melt” remains cause for concern as much of the deepest snowpack in the southern Sierra Nevada has yet to melt. Risk of 'catastrophic flooding' has diminished in Tulare Lake Basin, officials say 2023-05-23T04:00:00Z This swath of Central California, where the Sierra Nevada mountains blur into the Mojave Desert, was once part of a vast, untouched landscape. She’s Out to Save Rare Wildflowers, but First She Has to Find Them 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z Tulare Lake in California’s Central Valley was once the largest freshwater lake west of the Mississippi River, fed by a strong flow of snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada each spring. California officials say communities near refilling Tulare Lake now unlikely to flood 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z The wolverine was seen two times in Inyo National Forest and one time in Yosemite National Park in the eastern Sierra Nevada mountains in May, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife confirmed Thursday. Wolverine in rare sighting amid California’s Sierra Nevada Range 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z Highway 395 that cuts along the eastern flank of the Sierra Nevada range. Owens Valley tribes say Caltrans bulldozers are poised to destroy sacred burial sites 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z With record accumulations in the southern Sierra Nevada, snowpack in the Kern River watershed now contains roughly three times more water than Lake Isabella can hold, officials say. Chevron scrambles to batten down oil fields amid threat of Kern River flooding 2023-05-17T04:00:00Z The three fish species are born in the cold, freshwater rivers filled with snowmelt from the Sierra Nevada. California pledges to build channel for threatened fish to bypass Gold Rush-era dam 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z Flying over the Sierra Nevada, teams are using lasers to measure California’s vast snowpack, tracking flood risks as the snow melts. Almost 40% of land burned by western wildfires can be traced to carbon emissions 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z In the Sierra Nevada, state officials continue operating the network of automated snow sensors and doing manual surveys in about 250 locations. Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z After an extreme series of storms blanketed the Sierra Nevada with record-setting snow, the entire park was closed for nearly a month from late February to mid-March. Bracing for more floods and snowmelt, three Yosemite campgrounds will close on Monday 2023-05-14T04:00:00Z The only significant sign of rain will be a latent one — with much of an enormous snowpack in Sierra Nevada continuing to melt and causing rivers, streams and reservoirs throughout the region to swell. Los Angeles welcomes back the sun and heat after an unusually wet year 2023-05-13T04:00:00Z Major reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada and the Colorado River were bottoming out, and many rural communities were starting to see their wells go dry. The water brokers 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z California’s epic winter — with dozens of atmospheric-river-fueled storms, record-breaking snow in the Sierra Nevada, and prolonged flooding in the Central Valley — has wreaked havoc on small rural schools. Rural California schools, hit hard by flood damage, dread what snowmelt could bring 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z In his years studying snow in the Sierra Nevada, Painter has seen glaciers retreat with the rise in temperatures. Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Delayed opening: California State Parks issued a travel notice for the Tahoe region because of the historic snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, Times of San Diego reports. Oakland Teachers Go on Strike 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z My favorite trip is traveling I-80, following the route of the Central Pacific Railroad built in the 1860s, over the Sierra Nevada. The Population of California Declined, Again 2023-05-03T04:00:00Z As of this week, however, animal health officials were still studying how to use a poultry vaccine on condors, including those that soar over the Sierra Nevada range. California condors barely escaped extinction decades ago. Avian flu could change that 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z Only about 12 inches of Caliornia’s snow water equivalent melted in April, leaving most of the Sierra Nevada snowpack poised to flow down downhill. Beware! These California superblooms are beautiful but treacherous 2023-05-04T04:00:00Z Flying thousands of feet above the Sierra Nevada in a plane equipped with specialized imaging devices, Elizabeth Carey has been scanning the mountains with lasers to precisely map the snow. Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The early outlook for the 2023 fire season arrived as California continues to deal with fallout from this year’s wet winter, including major flooding and record-deep snowpack in the southern Sierra Nevada. Wet winter may delay — but not deter — 2023 fire season; 'We must not let our guard down' 2023-05-02T04:00:00Z “In the ever changing ebb and flow of water in California, no given year is great for all species,” said Joshua Viers, a professor at UC Merced specializing in the hydrology of the Sierra Nevada. Epic snowpack upends rhythms of life for many species in Sierra Nevada range 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z Tourism in Yosemite — the heart of the Sierra Nevada economy — generates a cumulative benefit to the region of about $686 million a year, officials said, directly supporting nearly 8,000 jobs. Most of Yosemite Valley is closed due to potentially perilous snowpack and flooding 2023-04-29T04:00:00Z The hen-sized flightless bird can be found in just two states — Nevada and California — in the high desert along the Sierra Nevada’s eastern front. Bi-state sage grouse considered for threatened status, again 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z Across the Sierra Nevada, this year’s snowpack peaked at about 2.7 times the average, weighing an estimated 55 billion tons, according to Painter. Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z It has been a tumultuous time in the area because of California’s extreme winter storms that blanketed the Sierra Nevada in snow. Yosemite Valley campsites will close on Friday in anticipation of flooding 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Local populations of bears, deer, bobcats, and other common mammals along the western and eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada range are expected to thrive, scientists say. Epic snowpack upends rhythms of life for many species in Sierra Nevada range 2023-05-01T04:00:00Z A prominent geologist, Grove Karl Gilbert, calculated in the early 1900s that miners in the Sierra Nevada had displaced eight times the amount of dirt and detritus that was moved to build the Panama Canal. A New Rush to Find Gold in the Sierra Nevada Foothills 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z Now, an immense wall of snow has started to drain from the Sierra Nevada as the skies warm over a near-record snowpack. ‘The Big Melt’ Has Begun in California 2023-04-24T04:00:00Z The company provides data to the state Department of Water Resources, which uses the information to complement measurements from its network of 130 snow sensors across the Sierra Nevada. Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z The mother lode of winter storms has sent water blasting through rock crevices and rivers in the Sierra Nevada, leading to more glittering discoveries by prospectors. Eureka! After California’s Heavy Rains, Gold Seekers Are Giddy. 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z The gargantuan piles of snow that this winter’s powerful storms left in the Sierra Nevada have prompted concerns about the flooding that could result when all that frozen water starts to melt and head downhill. NOAA Forecasters See a Respite for California 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z They are concentrated in about 70 groves scattered along the western side of the Sierra Nevada range. US plans new forest protections, issues old-growth inventory 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z In California, most of that state’s major reservoirs were filled above their historical averages at the start of spring thanks to one of the massive snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. Southwestern US rivers get boost from winter snowpack 2023-04-18T04:00:00Z “We just mow the lawn over the Sierra Nevada, and shoot laser pulses out of the bottom of the plane,” Carey said. Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z Worry and fear are running high in this snowbound Sierra Nevada ski town. Explosions, crushed buildings and flood fears. Mammoth Lakes thrown into chaos by snowfall 2023-04-09T04:00:00Z A gold mine could reopen in the Sierra Nevada. An Old Hollywood actor created a treasure map. Could it be real? 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z Melissa Cassem still cannot make sense of what happened to her family at their home in the Sierra Nevada during a recent heavy snowfall. A huge snowbank fell on her husband. A California woman's desperate fight to save him 2023-04-12T04:00:00Z Blanketing the Sierra Nevada above them, a historic amount of snow is slowly beginning to melt. California got all the snow and rain it needed. Now those could threaten a disaster. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Painter’s team has made 42 flights over the Sierra Nevada so far this year. Scientists take flight to map California’s vast snowpack and measure flooding threats 2023-05-15T04:00:00Z As greenhouse gas emissions warm the atmosphere, winter is growing shorter and there are also more dramatic swings, for example last year’s snow drought in the Sierra Nevada followed by this year’s record snowfall. Small towns reclaim abandoned ski areas as nonprofits 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Floods: Six of the seven schools in a Central Valley district sit in high-risk flood areas that could be disastrously affected when the Sierra Nevada snowpack melts, EdSource reports. How Recent Political Scandals at L.A. City Hall Have Unfolded 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z A dozen or more atmospheric rivers have caused more than $5 billion in damage in the state, with more damage expected when the Sierra Nevada snowpack melts in the coming weeks. Opinion: Catastrophic floods and breached levees reveal a problem California too often neglects 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z Just east of Tulare County stands the 14,000-foot peak of Mount Whitney, part of the Sierra Nevada’s southern range, which is holding more than 300 percent of its average snowpack. California got all the snow and rain it needed. Now those could threaten a disaster. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Many locations in the Sierra Nevada range have now accumulated over 700 inches of snow this season — cementing this year as one of the top two snowiest winters on record. You’ll be able to ski this summer in California after historic snow 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z Standing in front of a mural-size Adams print of the craggy Sierra Nevada illuminated by a sunrise in the Owens Valley, Haas told me: “This was his religion.” A Major Ansel Adams Exhibition Arrives in San Francisco 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z The storms have created one of the biggest snowpacks on record in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Dramatic photos show how storms filled California reservoirs 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z With the rainy season coming to a close, determining exactly how much snow has piled up in the Sierra Nevada this winter is critical to predicting California’s future water supplies. Behind the Story: What California’s Snowpack Looks Like Up Close 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z The melting snow, however fast it arrives, will probably bring more than a colossal amount of water to the valleys below the Sierra Nevada. California got all the snow and rain it needed. Now those could threaten a disaster. 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z Mammoth Mountain, a resort in the eastern Sierra Nevada, has been continuously blanketed by heaps of heavy snow. You’ll be able to ski this summer in California after historic snow 2023-04-05T04:00:00Z The fear now is that record walls of snow in the southern Sierra Nevada will liquefy in the intensifying spring heat into a downhill torrent that will inundate the Central Valley. Tulare Lake Was Drained Off the Map. Nature Would Like a Word. 2023-04-02T04:00:00Z Forecasters said the storm was not as strong as the systems that pounded the state all winter, but that chains were required for vehicles on highways through the Sierra Nevada. Latest storm piles more snow on California mountains 2023-03-29T04:00:00Z As it melts in warmer months, the Sierra Nevada snowpack typically provides about 30 percent of the state’s water by filling rivers and reservoirs. Behind the Story: What California’s Snowpack Looks Like Up Close 2023-04-04T04:00:00Z After a dozen previous atmospheric rivers and blizzards fueled by arctic air, the water content of California’s Sierra Nevada snowpack is more than double normal overall, and nearly triple in the southern Sierra. Another powerful Pacific storm hits soggy, snowy California 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z Further inland, the Sacramento Valley and Sierra Nevada were also bracing for widespread rain and heavy mountain snow. Don't put away your umbrella yet: Cold storm system moves into California, bringing more rain and snow 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z While it qualifies as desert, averaging less than 10 inches of rain a year, it also happens to sit at the foot of one of the nation’s most generous watersheds, the Sierra Nevada snowpack. California's 'phantom lake' returns with a vengeance, unearthing an ugly history of water 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z The higher elevations of the northern coastal ranges and the Sierra Nevada are expected to be hit the hardest, with up to three feet of snow predicted. California Prepares for More Rain and Snow 2023-03-28T04:00:00Z For more than 100 years, the Los Angeles Aqueduct has endured earthquakes, flash floods and dozens of bomb attacks as it wends and weaves through the canyons and deserts of the eastern Sierra Nevada. 'We've lost the aqueduct': How severe flooding threatens a Los Angeles water lifeline 2023-03-25T04:00:00Z A series of drenching storms at the start of this year helped ease some of the most extreme drought conditions in the state, refilling rivers and reservoirs and delivering near-record snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. Newsom rolls back California drought restrictions after remarkably wet winter 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z California has been hammered by a series of storms known as atmospheric rivers since late December, bringing flooding rains and record snowfall across the Sierra Nevada and other mountains. Record San Francisco storm leaves flood risk, thousands in dark 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z There is a marginal risk of excessive rainfall in the Sierra Nevada foothills, eastern San Joaquin Valley, and Kern County mountains, which could lead to flooding or worsen ongoing flooding. One of ‘extraordinary’ season’s wildest California storms moves out, but flood dangers remain 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z The Mammoth Mountain resort in the eastern Sierra Nevada announced that it will remain open for skiing and snowboarding at least through the end of July. Spring brings more wind, rain and snow to soaked California 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z And to the east, in the Sierra Nevada, the relatively warm rain from atmospheric rivers has added weight to piles of snow, which threatened to collapse roofs and cause avalanches. Scenes From Recent Atmospheric Rivers in California 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Heavy snow will also pose hazards in the mountains of Southern California as well as the central and southern Sierra Nevada, where up to 4 feet could accumulate at higher elevations. Spring storm sets sights on Southern California with strong wind, heavy rain 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Much of the Central Valley was once a vast floodplain fed by the rivers that flow from the Sierra Nevada. Amid soaking storms, California turns to farmland to funnel water into depleted aquifers 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z The southern Sierra Nevada could see up to 4 feet of snow in areas around Yosemite. Heavy rain to hit Southern California; thousands flee flooding in Central Valley 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z This water, combined with snow falling on the already blanketed Sierra Nevada, could add to flood concerns. Flooding remains a dire concern in Central California — and more rain is on the way 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z Snow piled on homes in Mammoth Lakes in the wake of a storm that passed through the Sierra Nevada. Scenes From Recent Atmospheric Rivers in California 2023-03-21T04:00:00Z Parts of the state from the Bay Area south to Point Conception and northeastward into the Sierra Nevada have received 150% to 200% or more of normal precipitation. The sog slog continues: Forecast calls for even more rain through March 2023-03-16T04:00:00Z In fact, the Sierra Nevada is on the verge of surpassing the second-highest snow total for an entire winter season, with at least two months still to go. Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z He keeps a jar full of dead frogs to remind him of what it felt like to watch firsthand as the disease destroyed frog populations in the Sierra Nevada mountain range between 2004 and 2008. A killer fungus has spread in Africa, driving more amphibians to extinction 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z California was deep in drought before an unexpected series of atmospheric rivers barreled into the state from late December through mid-January, causing flooding while building a staggering snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. Flooding, landslides as atmospheric river departs California 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z In the Sierra Nevada and San Bernardino mountains, sky-high piles of snow have closed roads and collapsed roofs. Yet Another Powerful Atmospheric River Slams the State 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z The storm was expected to create significant flooding as it spread across the Central Valley and into the Sierra Nevada foothills, the National Weather Service said — a danger that would extend into Wednesday. More Flooding Is Feared as Latest Storm Pummels California 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Forecasters say the real standout has been the Great Basin, which stretches from the Sierra Nevada to the Wasatch Mountains in Utah. Scientists: Largest US reservoirs moving in right direction 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z For Vredenburg, the spread of the Bd fungus is a sobering reminder that he did not initially realize how great a threat it posed to the frogs he studied in the Sierra Nevada. A killer fungus has spread in Africa, driving more amphibians to extinction 2023-03-15T04:00:00Z In the Sacramento area, officials warned of high winds and heavy precipitation, with the heaviest rain likely in Shasta County and over the foothills and northern Sierra Nevada. Another atmospheric river storm slams California, state's 11th this season 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The Southern Sierra Nevada mountains are covered with the deepest snowpack in recorded history, and the rest of the range is not far behind. Editorial: Restore California's floodplains to capture more stormwater, protect human life 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The southern portion of the Sierra Nevada now has what may be its deepest snowpack on record, according to Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles. More Flooding Is Feared as Latest Storm Pummels California 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z As record snows saddle the eastern Sierra Nevada, snowmelt threatens to inundate Los Angeles Department of Water and Power infrastructure. Age, drought, rodents and neglect weaken California levees, heightening flood danger 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The storm will create “considerable flooding impacts below 5,000 feet elevation across much of the California Coast and Central Valley and over the southern Sierra Nevada foothills,” the weather service said. A new storm set to pound California — and another one after that. A wet March forecast 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The latest storm will create flooding concerns along much of the California coast and Central Valley, and over the southern Sierra Nevada foothills. 'Probable inundation': Salinas River communities brace for flooding, crop losses 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z Among the hardest-hit areas last week was Springville in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada about 65 miles northeast of Bakersfield. Another powerful storm is set to intensify flood threat in California 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z The winds will spread into the Sierra Nevada, where there could be gusts over 100 miles an hour at mountaintops. California Braces for Another ‘Significant’ Atmospheric River 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Last week’s atmospheric river carried warm subtropical moisture that caused melting at lower elevations of California’s Sierra Nevada snowpack, adding to runoff that has swelled rivers and streams. Flood problems grow as new storm heads toward California 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z It will create “considerable flooding impacts below 5,000 feet elevation across much of the California Coast and Central Valley and over the southern Sierra Nevada foothills,” the National Weather Service said. Another atmospheric river storm to hit soaked California, raising fears of more floods 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z By Tuesday, 3 to 6 more inches of rain is likely along the coast, with double-digit perception totals in the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Flooding inundates Central California communities, blocking routes out 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Up to 10 feet of snow is expected in the highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada. Another powerful storm is set to intensify flood threat in California 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Since the storm system moved in on Thursday afternoon, eight to nine inches of rain have fallen in the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, the National Weather Service said. As the Rains Ease in California, Many See the Damage Rise 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Interstate connecting San Francisco and Reno to Lake Tahoe atop the Sierra Nevada, making it nearly impossible at times for out-of-towners to make their way to the slopes. Relentless winter brings pros, cons for Tahoe ski resorts 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Heavy, wet snow is also expected to fall in higher elevations, particularly in the Sierra Nevada, which will “further compound snow load impacts and issues,” the weather service said. Another atmospheric river storm to hit soaked California, raising fears of more floods 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Snow levels in the Sierra Nevada, which provides about a third of the state’s water supply, are more than 180% of the April 1 average, when it is historically at its peak. Storm breaches California river’s levee, hundreds evacuate 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z During the height of the storm, seven flash flood warnings were in effect simultaneously up and down the Sierra Nevada. Another powerful storm is set to intensify flood threat in California 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z The storm will bring more heavy rain, with heavy snow likely in the Sierra Nevada. As the Rains Ease in California, Many See the Damage Rise 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Charlotte Bankes continued Great Britain's success on snow with her third Snowboard Cross World Cup win of the season in Sierra Nevada, Spain. GB's Bankes wins third World Cup of season 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z A warming climate has left a fifth of the conifer forests that blanket California's Sierra Nevada stranded in habitats that no longer suit them, according to a new study. Inside the Global Race to Turn Water Into Fuel 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z Bureau of Reclamation, said the massive amounts of snowpack in the Sierra Nevada that were piling up Friday would likely cause “significant challenges this year in managing the high inflows” to reservoirs. Parts of California face ‘flooding emergency’ as storm kills at least 2 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z Releases were scheduled to begin late Friday morning from the state’s second-largest reservoir, Lake Oroville, which collects water from the Feather River in the western foothills of the Sierra Nevada in the northern Sacramento Valley. New atmospheric river storm brings heavy rain to California 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z The high-risk zone includes portions of the southern Sierra Nevada region and central California coastal ranges. ‘High risk’ of dangerous flooding as major storm bears down on California 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Storms this winter have dumped so intensely across the Sierra Nevada that on Wednesday he simply walked up a massive snowbank to the top of his house. Before Another Storm in the Tahoe Region, a Race to Clear Snow From Roofs 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z Creeks and streams in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada mountains were most vulnerable to flooding, the Weather Prediction Center said. ‘Unrivaled’ Storm Threatens California With Floods 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z The National Weather Service declared “flash flooding emergencies” — its most dire flooding alert — in Tulare County, southeast of Fresno in the southern Central Valley, as heavy rain rapidly melted snowpack in the lower Sierra Nevada. Parts of California face ‘flooding emergency’ as storm kills at least 2 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z California’s Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides about a third of the state’s water supply, is more than 180% of the April 1 average, when it is historically at its peak. New atmospheric river storm brings heavy rain to California 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z California’s Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides about a third of the state’s water supply, is more than 180% of the average on April 1, when it is historically at its peak. New atmospheric river storm barrels toward California 2023-03-09T05:00:00Z You know it's going to be wet in California when the precipitation anomaly is literally off the charts over the Sierra Nevada. California faces new cycle of storms with escalating flood danger 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Up to two feet of snow was possible at similar elevation levels in the Sierra Nevada, and areas south of Interstate 80 in Northern California could record up to five feet of snow, forecasters said. California Braces for More Heavy Snow and Rain 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Intense winter storms have piled feet of snow down to low elevations in California for the past two weeks, upending life for thousands of residents across the Sierra Nevada foothills. ‘This is crazy’: Snow, outages and more disrupt life amid California storms 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Craig Whichard wrote to us from his cabin in Arnold, on the western side of the Sierra Nevada and about 70 miles east of Stockton. California Readers Share Photos of Their Winter Wonderland 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z This next storm is forecast to bring heavy rains and some snowfall across the Sierra Nevada and its foothills beginning Thursday, raising concerns about serious flooding, given the exceptionally deep snowpack. Historic snowfall means Yosemite will remain closed through weekend, perhaps longer 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z More snow was falling across the northern Sierra Nevada on Wednesday morning after up to 16 feet fell in two weeks. California faces new cycle of storms with escalating flood danger 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z The rain is especially concerning in areas that have already received a near-record run of snow this winter, including at low elevations in the Sierra Nevada foothills. California Braces for More Heavy Snow and Rain 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z “Zombie” forests: A warming climate has left a fifth of the conifer forests that blanket California’s Sierra Nevada in habitats that no longer suit them, according to a new study by researchers at Stanford University. Central Valley Farmworkers Struggle to Recover After Floods 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Rare blizzard warnings went into effect in late February in the mountain ranges of Southern California as an arctic air mass plunged down the West Coast, plastering California’s coast ranges and the Sierra Nevada. Californians still digging out from severe snowfall 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z The southern and central parts of the Sierra Nevada have the biggest snowpacks, gaining more snow during the early winter extreme storms than northern areas. ‘Pretty Epic’ Mountain Snowfall Stuns Californians 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z But when winter storms sweep through the Sierra Nevada, drivers cannot travel treacherous stretches of highway without them. It’s Been a Busy Season for Chain Installers 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Oravec said that, unlike other storms this year, more of the precipitation is expected to be rain, prompting concerns about snowmelt in areas like the Sierra Nevada, where there is already snowpack. California Braces for More Heavy Snow and Rain 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Farther north, the forecast calls for more snow in the Sierra Nevada. Scattered showers briefly return to Southern California ahead of a cool, dry week 2023-03-05T05:00:00Z Another system in the Western United States has continued to dump massive amounts of snow in California, where several feet of snow is expected to fall in the Sierra Nevada this weekend. Winter storms wreak havoc for millions across Midwest, South 2023-03-04T05:00:00Z The turnabout began with a series of atmospheric rivers that pounded the state from late December through mid-January, building a huge Sierra Nevada snowpack, causing flooding, toppling trees and smashing the coast with extreme surf. Half of California freed from drought thanks to rain, snow 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Last week, during the heavy snowstorms that shut down highways in the Lake Tahoe region and closed Yosemite National Park, the Sierra Nevada was crisscrossed with miles and miles of roads under chain controls. It’s Been a Busy Season for Chain Installers 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z A key mountain section of Interstate 5, a major north-south highway, reopened Wednesday afternoon following closures due to snowy conditions, while blizzard warnings expired in the Sierra Nevada further north. To the rooftops: Staggering snowfall in California mountains 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada, the mountain range that contains Yosemite, roads have also been closed in recent days, inconveniencing residents in communities like Oakhurst and Mariposa, Mr. Bagnall said. With Drifts 15 Feet Deep, Snowstorms Bury Yosemite 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z With as much as 12 feet of new snow over the past week, and seasonal totals surpassing 41 feet, California’s Sierra Nevada is buried. Twelve feet in one week: Snowy scenes from the Sierra Nevada 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The snow-capped Sierra Nevada and the Santa Monica Mountains north of Malibu are among the areas of California no longer considered to be in drought. Sinkholes crop up across Southern California after winter storms battered the region 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z Demand for their services surged in the 1960s and ’70s, as ski resorts opened in the Sierra Nevada, according to The Los Angeles Times. It’s Been a Busy Season for Chain Installers 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z Northwest of Lake Tahoe, on the California-Nevada border in the Sierra Nevada, an avalanche struck a three-story apartment building Tuesday evening, according to the local sheriff’s office. To the rooftops: Staggering snowfall in California mountains 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z The Sierra Avalanche Center has issued an avalanche warning in the central Sierra Nevada, including the Tahoe region, through Wednesday. Forget the Selfie. Think About Safety in the Backcountry. 2023-02-28T05:00:00Z Between Monday and early Wednesday, the Sierra Nevada was under a rare blizzard warning as snow and wind dropped visibility to near zero. Twelve feet in one week: Snowy scenes from the Sierra Nevada 2023-03-02T05:00:00Z The historic snowfall in the Sierra Nevada from back-to-back winter storms has closed the world-famous park indefinitely while rangers and park staffers work to respond to the epic snowpack. Yosemite breaks decades-old snowfall record, closing national park indefinitely 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z A blizzard warning was issued for Monday through Wednesday morning for portions of the Sierra Nevada, including Interstate 80 and Highway 50, the two major east-west highways that connect Northern California and Nevada. Blizzard conditions close major highways and roads in Lake Tahoe area 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Meanwhile, blizzard warnings went into effect in the Sierra Nevada range as more rounds of rain and snow moved into California and Nevada. 5 days later, some in Michigan still lack power 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Today’s tip comes from Debbie Hopkins, who recommends Lakes Basin Recreation Area in Plumas National Forest at the northern end of the Sierra Nevada: “Year-round activities. Stunning landscape and lacks the crowds of nearby Tahoe.” Why It’s Hard for California to Store More Water Underground 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z Monday and will last until Wednesday for much of the Sierra Nevada, where crews were still clearing mountain roads after last week’s icy storm. Michigan power line work continues, California gets breather 2023-02-26T05:00:00Z A blizzard warning for the entire Sierra Nevada remains in effect through 4 p.m. Yosemite breaks decades-old snowfall record, closing national park indefinitely 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Back in California, the Weather Prediction Center of the National Weather Service forecast heavy snow over the Cascade Mountains and the Sierra Nevada into the weekend. California faces more wind, snow in multistate storm 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z Back in California, the Weather Prediction Center of the National Weather Service predicted heavy snow over the Cascade Mountains and the Sierra Nevada into the weekend. California faces more blizzards, floods in multistate storm 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z At various times, it shut down Interstate 80 over the Sierra Nevada and caused vehicles of all sizes to spin out on various roadways. Snow? Graupel? Whatever Is Falling, It’s Making Californians Giddy 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Conditions were expected to worsen through Friday with strong winds and heavy snow over the Sierra Nevada and the Transverse Ranges in Southern California. Snow in California Surprises and Delights 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z As it moved over the ocean, the storm brought snow to coastal cities in Northern California, including Eureka and Crescent City, and to the Sierra Nevada. Heavy snow closes freeways as Southern California braces for worst of storm 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z “What is really kind of astonishing are the snow totals that are projected for the Southern California mountains and the southern Sierra Nevada,” Swain said. Snowballs at the Hollywood sign: Does it signal the biggest SoCal snow event in decades? 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z Much of a long stretch of Interstate 80 remained closed most of Friday over the top of the Sierra Nevada mountain range between Sacramento, California, and Reno, Nevada. California faces more blizzards, floods in multistate storm 2023-02-25T05:00:00Z In the Sierra Nevada, the snowpack was already above average for this time of the year, and more snow is in the forecast. Winter Storm Sweeps Over Southern California After Battering Oregon 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The highest peaks of the Sierra Nevada and ranges to the south can see 4 to 6 feet, with widespread 2 to 4 feet totals above elevations of 4,500 feet. Major storm encases northern U.S. in snow and ice 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z "Multiple rounds" of snow are forecast to blanket the southern Sierra Nevada mountains in central and western parts of the state. Los Angeles blizzard warning is first since 1989 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z The other California spotted owl population, which lives in Sierra Nevada forests in California and western Nevada, would be classified as threatened, the agency said. Federal agency proposes California spotted owl protection 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z But bitterly cold temperatures were forecast Wednesday night into Thursday from as far west as the Sierra Nevada to the New Mexico-Texas Line. Snowstorms moving out of Southwest; bitter cold to continue 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z There is also a high risk for avalanches across the Sierra Nevada on Friday, according to the Avalanche Forecast Center. Winter Storm Sweeps Over Southern California After Battering Oregon 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z The steady withering of the rainforest could help diminish the annual snowpack in the Sierra Nevada, which melts to fill the swimming pools and irrigate the golf courses of Southern California. Are Californians destroying the Amazon? A Sebastião Salgado exhibit raises hard questions 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z For three years, we had been living in the eastern Sierra Nevada. When climate change looms, how are you supposed to fall in love? 2023-02-15T05:00:00Z Augustine said he planned to use the 60-day public comment period to push for more protections for the California spotted population in the Sierra Nevada. Federal agency proposes California spotted owl protection 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z That study also found that between 1984 and 2017, fires in the Sierra Nevada advanced in elevation by more than 1,400 feet. Wildfire and drought are shrinking California's snowpack faster — and earlier — than ever 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z True fir trees were hardest hit, with 3 million dead Douglas-fir trees counted across 190,000 acres, primarily in the central Sierra Nevada Range. The number of trees that died in California spiked last year. Drought is mainly to blame 2023-02-07T05:00:00Z An exceptional amount of snow in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range might signal the end of the Golden State’s lengthy drought. California’s abundant snowpack brings hope that state’s drought is over 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The blaze was caused by a tree hitting electrical distribution lines west of a dam in the Sierra Nevada. PG&E to face manslaughter trial over deadly California fire 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z De Guzman conducted a manual measurement high in the Sierra Nevada at Phillips Station, south of Lake Tahoe, a location that demonstrates California’s varying snow fortunes — sometimes buried in white and sometimes bare ground. California has huge snowpack, but dry trend raises worries 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The latest storms arrived after California’s three driest years on record, significantly boosting reservoir levels and blanketing the Sierra Nevada with the deepest snow in years. How do you track an atmospheric river? Climb aboard this highflying reconnaissance jet 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z The rain and snowstorms that battered California in January raised reservoir levels in the state and coated the Sierra Nevada mountains in snowpack that is 210 percent above normal for this time of year. As the Colorado River dries up, states can’t agree on saving water 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Whitney is the highest peak in the Sierra Nevada and the contiguous U.S. Want to hike Mt. Whitney this year? Here’s how to apply for the lottery starting Wednesday 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z That includes the hills around Los Angeles and the foothills of the Sierra Nevada and northern coastal ranges, which are bursting with new grasses that can easily dry out. Will recent storms save California from a brutal fire season? 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z Elsewhere in the state, the weather brought showers in the Central Valley and fresh snow in the Sierra Nevada. Cold weather arrives in Southern California, bringing snow in the mountains 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z The sleek and tenacious Sierra Nevada red fox — once thought to have disappeared from the mountain range that bears its name — has been detected near the eastern boundary of Sequoia and Kings Canyon national parks. Threatened red fox pops up south of Yosemite, increasing species' survival chances 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z In places, groundwater extraction has caused the land to sink by several meters, and declining runoff from the Sierra Nevada means growers can no longer depend on a steady supply of river water. Can California’s floods help recharge depleted groundwater supplies? 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z Despite drought conditions throughout the West, the National Weather Service and California Department of Water Resources officials have reported an unusually heavy snowpack in the Sierra Nevada so far this winter. Want to hike Mt. Whitney this year? Here’s how to apply for the lottery starting Wednesday 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z That season was so memorable that the northern Sierra Nevada — crucial to the state’s water supply — recorded its wettest precipitation in the historical record. 'Dry' California got big rains. Was it really an epic weather forecasting fail? 2023-01-23T05:00:00Z The snow water equivalent of the Sierra Nevada snowpack now measures 214% of average for this time of year, bringing a significant boost to California’s water supplies after three years of severe drought. Cold weather arrives in Southern California, bringing snow in the mountains 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z In 2021, the federal government listed the Sierra Nevada population as endangered. Threatened red fox pops up south of Yosemite, increasing species' survival chances 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z The snow-capped peaks of Sierra Nevada water the fields that roll across the valley. ‘I am afraid to live here’: How a massacre in a small California town named Goshen shocked the country 2023-01-22T05:00:00Z The coastal drenchings and Sierra Nevada blizzards broke some records in a state parched by severe drought for the past three years. Biden pledges help as he visits a damaged California 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z The parade of storms also dumped desperately needed snow on the Sierra Nevada range — nearly 250% of average for this time of year. After pummeling, scientists say California storms were more hype than climate change 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z In parts of the Sierra Nevada, drivers were advised to use chains. Cold weather arrives in Southern California, bringing snow in the mountains 2023-01-29T05:00:00Z “From a conservation standpoint, this shows that the Sierra Nevada red fox is more widely distributed than previously believed.” Threatened red fox pops up south of Yosemite, increasing species' survival chances 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z Following this month’s atmospheric rivers, an index of rainfall in the Northern Sierra Nevada has been on pace to rival some of the wettest years on record. How Do California’s Storms Weigh In Compared With History’s Big Ones? 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Some research shows the weather systems provide about a quarter of the snowpack in the Sierra Nevada. How climate change will make atmospheric rivers even worse 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z The ninth storm in the three-week-long series pummeled parts of California on Monday, prompting new flood advisories and road closures, causing fresh evacuation orders and dropping heavy snow on the Sierra Nevada. President Biden to travel to California this week to assess storm damage 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z Heavy snow fell across the Sierra Nevada and the National Weather Service discouraged travel. Last in series of California storms dumps more rain, snow 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z More than eight feet of snow have accumulated in the Sierra Nevada in the last week. With Another Storm Arriving, Five Areas of California to Watch 2023-01-15T05:00:00Z In the highest elevations of the Sierra Nevada, the rain changed to multiple feet of snow. Flood watch covers nearly all of California amid severe storms 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Studies have already shown atmospheric rivers are delivering less snow in the northern Sierra Nevada, instead falling as rain because of Earth’s excess warmth. How climate change will make atmospheric rivers even worse 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z One to five more inches of rain was expected to fall by Monday morning, with two to three more feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada and up to six feet in some places. Another storm is soaking California. Here’s what to know. 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Late Saturday morning, the National Weather Service said it was “dangerous to impossible” to travel in Sierra Nevada because of whiteout conditions. Whiteouts, Landslides and Floods Cut Off California Roads 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Slick roads, snow and whiteout conditions plagued highways through the Sierra Nevada. Storm-battered California gets more wind, rain and snow 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Two to three more feet of snow are expected to fall in the Sierra Nevada. Here’s the California Weather Forecast Through the Long Weekend 2023-01-14T05:00:00Z Rain-on-snow events are expected to increase at higher elevations, raising the flood risk most notably in the Sierra Nevada, Colorado River headwaters and the Canadian Rocky Mountains. How climate change will make atmospheric rivers even worse 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Travel will be difficult in the Sierra Nevada, where heavy snow could begin Friday afternoon. California braces for more storms. When will they hit and how bad will they be? 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Forecasters were also predicting heavy snow and fierce wind gusts in the Sierra Nevada. In a Drought, California is Watching Water Wash Out to Sea 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Much of California has seen precipitation totals exceeding 4 inches, while several areas around the Sierra Nevada, Cascades and coastal ranges have recorded more than a foot in the storms. Nearly all of California exits the worst drought categories in U.S. Drought Monitor 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Sacramento County: The flooded Cosumnes River — which flows for 53 miles from the Sierra Nevada to the Central Valley — recently posted its second-highest river flow. How California's slew of storms stack up to previous drought-busters 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z That matters because as the Sierra Nevada snow melts in the warmer months, it typically provides about 30 percent of California’s water supply. How Much Will These Storms Help Relieve California’s Drought? 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Travel will be difficult to impossible in the Sierra Nevada. California braces for more storms. When will they hit and how bad will they be? 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z Until last month, California’s major reservoirs in the Sierra Nevada were far below normal levels, but by Thursday, the gap had significantly closed. In a Drought, California is Watching Water Wash Out to Sea 2023-01-13T05:00:00Z A battery of January storms has blanketed the Sierra Nevada in extraordinary snowpack, but will it last through the winter? Nearly all of California exits the worst drought categories in U.S. Drought Monitor 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z A battery of January storms has blanketed the Sierra Nevada in extraordinary snowpack, but will it last through the winter? How California's slew of storms stack up to previous drought-busters 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z By late December, the rivers were full, the Sierra Nevada was under snow, and the soils of the Central Valley were saturated. Opinion | Flooding in California has been worse before — and likely will be again 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The Sierra Nevada snowpack across California has reached 226 percent of normal for this time of year, according to the state Department of Water Resources. California’s snowpack, aided by atmospheric rivers, could help drought 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z Major flooding is still underway in the Merced area, where Bear Creek, a tributary of the Mokelumne River that originates in the Sierra Nevada, has spilled its banks. 'Endless stream' of new storms to hit California again this week. What to expect 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z More winter snow in the Sierra Nevada will mean more water for California’s reservoirs in the spring. A silver lining of the storms: Mountain snowpack will feed the state’s reservoirs. 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z That fire hose of moisture, dubbed the “Pineapple Express,” drenched Southern and Central California and dumped 2 to 3 feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada. Calif. storm triggers more floods, tornado warnings as death toll climbs 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z The storms have also dumped snow on the Sierra Nevada that run along California’s eastern border. EXPLAINER: How much will the rain help California’s drought? 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z Rivers, meanwhile, were approaching or surpassing flood stages from Sacramento to Los Angeles, while paralyzing snowfall was expected in the Sierra Nevada. Thousands evacuated, boy swept away, as strongest atmospheric river yet hits California 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Northern California’s benchmark eight-station index in the northern Sierra Nevada records precipitation that falls in the state’s greatest mountain range. 'Endless stream' of new storms to hit California again this week. What to expect 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z But this year’s snowfall in the Sierra Nevada has already been abundant. A silver lining of the storms: Mountain snowpack will feed the state’s reservoirs. 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z The Sierra Nevada will likely see heavy rain exceeding 6 feet across higher elevations through Tuesday night. Biden declares emergency as latest in 'parade of cyclones' takes aim at California 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Some depleted reservoirs have begun to fill, especially those close to the hard-hit Sacramento region and along parts of the Sierra Nevada. EXPLAINER: How much will the rain help California’s drought? 2023-01-10T05:00:00Z While California lowlands contend with heavy rain and flooding, crippling amounts of snow were predicted in the high terrain of the Sierra Nevada. Thousands evacuated, boy swept away, as strongest atmospheric river yet hits California 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z The Sierra Nevada can expect 3 to 6 feet of snow above 6,000-foot elevations Monday into Tuesday. California storm kills 2, cuts power; next atmospheric rivers may be worse 2023-01-08T05:00:00Z The good news is that the location of paleo valleys is somewhat predictable: every tributary coming off the Sierra Nevada very likely has one, according to Dr. Fogg. Opinion | California Could Capture Its Destructive Floodwaters to Fight Drought 2023-01-07T05:00:00Z It’s not unusual for rainfall rates to approach or exceed half an inch per hour in the lowlands, with snowfall rates of 5 inches per hour or greater in the Sierra Nevada. California’s not done. Three more atmospheric rivers are on the way. 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Heavy snow was forecast for the Sierra Nevada. California gets brief lull after damaging ‘bomb cyclone’ 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z What began as a snow-globe-like confetti of flakes on Sunday evening turned into an extreme winter storm by midnight on Donner Pass Road in the Sierra Nevada. Thousands evacuated, boy swept away, as strongest atmospheric river yet hits California 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z Long ago, wild rivers cascaded down from the Sierra Nevada and through the valley on their way to the Pacific Ocean. EXPLAINER: Storms put California levees to the test 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z The sudden swing from scarcity to excess with back-to-back storms is testing the state’s infrastructure broadly, straining the power grid, levees, drainage systems and roads from the Pacific Coast to the Sierra Nevada. Hell and High Water: California’s Wild Weather Uproots Trees, Strains State 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z Flood watches are up for the northern two-thirds of California, with winter storm warnings in the Sierra Nevada. California’s not done. Three more atmospheric rivers are on the way. 2023-01-06T05:00:00Z In the Sierra Nevada, several gusts surpassed 100 mph, and ridge-top winds near the northern California coast topped 80 mph. At least 2 dead as fierce rains and winds again batter California 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Winter storm warnings were in effect for the Sierra Nevada. Thousands evacuated, boy swept away, as strongest atmospheric river yet hits California 2023-01-09T05:00:00Z In the agriculture-heavy Central Valley, for instance, many farmers rely on water deliveries from a federal canal that funnels water westward from the Sierra Nevada. Will California’s ‘atmospheric river’ storms end the drought? 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z As heavy rain and high winds whipped across San Francisco, snow plow drivers raced to clear fresh powder in the Sierra Nevada. California Storm Brings More Rain and Fears of Flooding 2023-01-05T05:00:00Z And the flooded Cosumnes River — which flows for 53 miles from the Sierra Nevada to the Central Valley — posted its second-highest river flow on record. California 'storm train' may rival notorious El Niño winter of 1997–98 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z In the Sierra Nevada, heavy snows on the order of several feet have been common above 6,000-feet elevation. At least 2 dead as fierce rains and winds again batter California 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Roughly a third of California’s water each year comes from melted snow in the Sierra Nevada, a mountain range that covers the eastern part of the state. Major winter storms dump on California, Upper Midwest 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Heavy snow was forecast to return to the Sierra Nevada mountains on Wednesday, along with coastal rain and higher-elevation snow in the Pacific Northwest. First U.S. winter storm of 2023 brings snow, sleet and tornado threat 2023-01-04T05:00:00Z Flood watches blanket large parts of Central California and Northern California, from the coastline to the Sierra Nevada. A truly ‘brutal system’: Atmospheric river to slam California 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z When this ribbon of moisture hits the Sierra Nevada and other mountains, it is forced upward, cooling it and turning its water into immense quantities of rain and snow. How Climate Change Is Shaping California’s Winter Storms 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z A series of atmospheric river storms brought California heavy rains and an above-average snowpack across the Sierra Nevada, but experts say the state still needs many more storms to begin to emerge from drought. California snowpack far above average amid January storms, but a lot more is needed 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z State highway workers spent the holiday weekend clearing traffic-stopping heavy snow from major highways through the Sierra Nevada. California keeps wary eye on flooding after powerful storm 2023-01-02T05:00:00Z High precipitation rates were also a staple of the snowfall that accompanied the system in the Sierra Nevada. Northern California sees historic deluge as atmospheric river slams state 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Winter storm warnings, meanwhile, cover the Sierra Nevada, with snow levels primarily above 5,000 feet. A truly ‘brutal system’: Atmospheric river to slam California 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z When Scott Harlan Thorpe killed three people and wounded two in a Sierra Nevada town northeast of Sacramento in January 2001, the tragedy highlighted for some the shortcomings of the LPS Act. Why California's much-touted CARE Court is 'no one-and-done program' 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z California’s snow water equivalent, or the amount of water contained in the Sierra Nevada snowpack, was at 156% of normal for the date on Thursday. Miracle or mirage? Atmospheric rivers end California drought year with heavy snow and rain 2022-12-30T05:00:00Z Heavy snow is also forecast for the mountainous regions of Sierra Nevada, Cascades and the Rockies as moist air flows eastward, the Weather Prediction Center said. US winter storm death toll rises as bad weather drags on 2022-12-28T05:00:00Z Atmospheric rivers carry their heaviest moisture about a mile above the ground, which is why higher elevations, such as the Coastal Range and the Sierra Nevada, ordinarily end up with the jackpot precipitation totals. Northern California sees historic deluge as atmospheric river slams state 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z Farther inland, gusts of 45 mph are likely in the lower elevations, except gusts of 55 to 75 mph in the highest mountain summits of the Sierra Nevada. A truly ‘brutal system’: Atmospheric river to slam California 2023-01-03T05:00:00Z The winds dry out grasses and brush in the Sierra Nevada and pose the greatest fire risk in the fall, when vegetation is usually at its driest. Why California’s 2022 wildfire season was unexpectedly quiet 2022-12-20T05:00:00Z The Kern River cascades from the Sierra Nevada and emerges from a steep-sided canyon. In Bakersfield, a lawsuit aims to turn a dry riverbed into a flowing river 2022-12-18T05:00:00Z "I'm positive about the future because I think in the long run things keep getting better," said Fegley, a retired physicist who lives in the Sierra Nevada foothills with his wife. Are you an optimist? Your health may depend on it 2022-12-15T05:00:00Z In California, despite a recent run of storms that have dumped heavy rain and snow in the Sierra Nevada and Central Valley, reservoirs are all well below average for this time of year. Nation’s largest water supplier declares drought emergency 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The same weather system dumped heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada and the western U.S. in recent days. U.S. storm brings tornadoes, blizzard-like conditions; 2 dead 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z The same weather system dumped heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada and western U.S. in recent days. Winter US storm brings warnings of more tornadoes, blizzards 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z Last year, a powerful atmospheric river storm dumped huge amounts of rain on California in October and a wet stretch in December left parts of the Sierra Nevada buried in snow. Massive U.S. storm brings tornado warnings, blizzard threat 2022-12-13T05:00:00Z The weather is part of the same system that dumped heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada over the weekend before moving east. From blizzards to tornadoes, US braces for wild weather week 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The weather is part of the same system that dumped heavy snow in the Sierra Nevada over the weekend, while downpours at lower elevations already triggered flood watches across large swaths of California into Nevada. Millions in central US brace for snow, rain and floods 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z A storm brought 3 to 4 feet of snow in the Sierra Nevada and heavy rains across California. Storm continues to bring rain, snow to Southern California 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z Storm: Heavy snow fell in the Sierra Nevada over the weekend, closing highways and causing storm watches across large swaths of California, NPR reports. Karen Bass Becomes Los Angeles Mayor 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z The storm laid down 3 to 4 feet of fresh snow in parts of the Sierra Nevada over the weekend. Storm blankets Sierra Nevada in heavy snow, brings rain across California 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z “The highest snow totals are currently expected for the Sierra Nevada in California, where several feet of snow is forecast.” Winter Weather Havoc Is Expected to Make a Cross-Country Run 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z The weather service also issued a winter storm warning for the Sierra Nevada above 3,500 feet from 10 p.m. Rain headed to Southern California, snow to the Sierra 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z About 90 miles southeast of Sacramento in the Sierra Nevada foothills, the city of Columbia was once the second largest in California. Five State Parks to Visit This Winter 2022-12-06T05:00:00Z As one storm subsides across California, another is on its way, bringing much needed rain to Southern California and heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada. As one storm subsides, another will bring much-needed rain to L.A. and snow to Sierra 2022-12-02T05:00:00Z Last week, the snowpack across the Sierra Nevada measured 156% of average for this time of year, and the storm pushed the snow totals higher. Storm blankets Sierra Nevada in heavy snow, brings rain across California 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z A winter storm hit the Sierra Nevada overnight and will continue pounding the region throughout Thursday, bringing heavy mountain snow, rainfall, strong winds and dangerous driving conditions as it moves toward Southern California. Light rain coming to Southern California after winter storm brings snow to Sierra Nevada 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z A storm system moving down the West Coast is expected to wallop the Sierra Nevada, dropping feet of snow before bringing widespread rain and wind to Southern California later this week. Storm could bring feet of snow to Sierra Nevada, then rain and wind to L.A. 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Overnight into Thursday, snow levels will lower over parts of California and heavy snow will pick up over the Sierra Nevada Mountains and parts of the Northern Rockies. Power Outages Hit Washington as Winter Storm Moves Through the Northwest 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z Rain and snow: Temperatures across Northern California will plunge this week as multiple storm systems are expected to drop rain in Sacramento and dump snow on the Sierra Nevada, The Sacramento Bee reports. R.S.V. Strains California Hospitals 2022-11-29T05:00:00Z He was a bookish wannabe cowboy who became a seasoned mule handler in California’s Sierra Nevada. As climate change melts the storied snows of Mt. Kilimanjaro, a climb to the roof of Africa 2022-11-17T05:00:00Z The National Weather Service in Sacramento issued a winter storm warning through midnight Friday for western Plumas County and Lassen National Park and the western slope of the northern Sierra Nevada counties. Light rain coming to Southern California after winter storm brings snow to Sierra Nevada 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z He has hypothesized that each of the about a dozen rivers coming off the Sierra Nevada has corresponding paleo valleys. Hidden ‘Paleo Valleys’ Could Help California Survive Droughts 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z “Craft beer has always been about finding the latest, greatest newest thing,” said Joe Whitney, chief commercial officer at Sierra Nevada. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Largely rural, about the size of Rhode Island and Delaware combined, Tehama County stretches from the Sacramento Valley east to the Sierra Nevada. 'Catastrophic staffing shortage': Northern California sheriff to suspend daytime patrols 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z Examples include: coral decline in American Samoa, amphibian losses in Mexico and shifts in birds' ranges in California's Sierra Nevada. How fact-checking Thoreau’s observations at Walden Pond can inform modern research 2022-11-08T05:00:00Z The storm system is expected to weaken as it moves into Southern California, but the Sierra Nevada could see 1 to 3 feet of snow. Light rain coming to Southern California after winter storm brings snow to Sierra Nevada 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z “Rediscovery by itself is not evidence of recovery,” cautions Roland Knapp, an aquatic ecologist at the University of California’s Sierra Nevada Aquatic Research Laboratory and Earth Research Institute. Colorful frogs downed by disease are making a surprising comeback 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z That drinkers come back to Celebration Ale every year is indicative of Sierra Nevada’s continued success. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Last year, a powerful atmospheric river dumped huge amounts of rain on California in October and a wet stretch in December left parts of the Sierra Nevada buried in snow. Rain, snowfall reduce risk of wildfires in California 2022-11-07T05:00:00Z When Gayle Macdonald reached a summit in Spain's Sierra Nevada mountain range earlier this year, she didn't just stop and take in the moment. 'It's so liberating': The people quitting social media 2022-11-06T04:00:00Z Meteorologists forecast 10 to 30 inches for Shasta County and southern Cascades Mountains, and 1 to 3 feet in the Sierra Nevada. Light rain coming to Southern California after winter storm brings snow to Sierra Nevada 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z In the Sierra Nevada, some of the largest glaciers have lost 65 to 90 percent of their area. Report on California Climate Impacts ‘Paints a Pretty Grim Picture’ 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Courtney Iseman, a beer journalist based in New York, maintains that, while Sierra Nevada is a stalwart on shelves, the brewery can have things both ways. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z An estimated 170 million trees died between 2010 and 2021, including about a third of the conifer forests in the southern Sierra Nevada. Climate change rapidly accelerating in California, state report says 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z As climate change continues to transform California’s landscape in staggering and often irreversible ways, researchers have zeroed in on yet another casualty of the shift: the forests of the southern Sierra Nevada. Nearly a third of southern Sierra forests killed by drought and wildfire in last decade 2022-11-01T04:00:00Z Sierra Nevada: Devastating bouts of drought, drought-related bark beetle infestations and record-breaking wildfires have killed 30 percent of California’s Sierra Nevada forests, The Sacramento Bee reports. We’ve Updated the California Soundtrack 2022-10-28T04:00:00Z The giant sequoias grow inland on the fire-prone slopes of the Sierra Nevada. California Is Home to the Tallest, Largest and Oldest Trees in the World 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z Sierra Nevada remains a standard-bearer in a country that now counts nearly 10,000 craft breweries. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Splashes of color are also showing up in California’s Sierra Nevada. Drought is dulling fall foliage, but there are still vibrant pockets 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z The group was formed to quell the decades-long, contentious fights over management policies for national forestlands in the northern Sierra Nevada. Your guide to the California governor's election: Gavin Newsom vs. Brian Dahle 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z For three years, Robinson, now a destitute single mother, worked in a gold mine in the Sierra Nevada foothills, where she had sought a more forgiving climate for her son. Review | Elsie who? At one time, millions read Elsie Robinson’s columns. 2022-10-11T04:00:00Z Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada this year was a small fraction of the historical average. A California city’s water supply is expected to run out in two months 2022-10-10T04:00:00Z But that has come at the expense of some fan favorite beers, such as Porter and Oktoberfest, which Sierra Nevada discontinued and shelved, respectively. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z There’s a similar sentiment in Greenville, the small town in the rural northern Sierra Nevada that we wrote about in our series after spending several days there over the summer. Column: California wildfires to Florida hurricanes, how the rich game climate change 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z Meanwhile, in the Sierra Nevada, thousands of crown-scorched sequoias stand dead as de facto monuments of climate change. Op-Ed: The monumental mortality of sequoias 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z When she was about 5, she said, the family moved to Pollock Pines, Calif., a hamlet a half-hour south of Lake Tahoe in the Sierra Nevada. Patricia Cloherty, Trailblazing Venture Capitalist, Dies at 80 2022-10-05T04:00:00Z And last week, federal investigators seized a utility transmission pole and attached equipment in a criminal probe into what started the Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Ex-PG&E execs to pay $117M to settle lawsuit over wildfires 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z A team of Sierra Nevada specialists spends a month in Washington’s Yakima Valley selecting the best hops. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Perhaps most troubling is that wildfires will become more frequent and more intense, transforming the very ecology of the northern Sierra Nevada. Rural climate skeptics are costing us time and money. Do we keep indulging them? 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z The generation of land managers who pinned these tags to sequoia slabs also instituted, with corresponding certitude and racism, the policy of fire suppression in the Sierra Nevada. Op-Ed: The monumental mortality of sequoias 2022-10-09T04:00:00Z The new law could not have come soon enough for Native American activists whose ancestors lived in the hill country on the western flanks of the Sierra Nevada range for millennia. New law will remove the word 'squaw' from California place names 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z He also sees a need to improve broadband infrastructure in his district, specifically within the Sierra Nevada area. California's fall election could sway power in Congress. Here are House races to watch 2022-09-21T04:00:00Z Once they’re chosen and dried, they are sent to Chico and Mills River, Sierra Nevada’s campus in North Carolina, for brewing. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Whipped up by extremely hot, dry and windy conditions, the wildfire has the gruesome distinction of being the second-largest in California’s history and the first to burn clear across the Sierra Nevada. Rural climate skeptics are costing us time and money. Do we keep indulging them? 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z No growth was reported on the 119-square-mile Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of Sacramento. Rain helps increase containment of huge California wildfire 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Snow and ice in the eastern Sierra Nevada led officials to close State Route 108 high up over the Sonora Pass, the California Department of Transportation said Sunday. Rain helps increase containment of huge California wildfire 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z The Mosquito Fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of the capital of Sacramento was 34% contained after downpours early Sunday. Flood waters receding after storm batters western Alaska 2022-09-18T04:00:00Z Sierra Nevada sees a substantial increase in sales when Celebration Ale hits shelves at the end of the year. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z In the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of the state capital of Sacramento, fire crews have been fighting what has become the largest wildfire in that state so far this year. Storm battering western Alaska causes widespread flooding 2022-09-17T04:00:00Z Snow and ice in the eastern Sierra Nevada on Sunday led officials to close State Route 108 high up over the Sonora Pass, the California Department of Transportation said. Rain helps increase containment of huge California wildfire 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Crews are working to keep the blaze from ripping through towns in the Sierra Nevada northeast of Sacramento. California’s Largest 2022 Wildfire Puts U.C. Research to the Test 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Largest fire: The Mosquito fire in the Sierra Nevada became California’s largest blaze of the year on Wednesday. California Cities Lead the Way on Guaranteed Income 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z Whitney takes pride in Sierra Nevada’s patience in making sure the best hops are chosen to make the best beer possible. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z The Mosquito fire, which has been tearing through the Sierra Nevada foothills since last week, became California’s largest blaze of the year on Wednesday. Mosquito Fire Becomes California’s Largest of Year 2022-09-15T04:00:00Z A handful of firefighting pilots in California, in fact, have used new night goggle technology to combat he destructive Fairview fire near Hemet and the vast Mosquito fire in the Sierra Nevada. California firefighters newest tool in the battle against wildfires 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Until the last decade or so, this was pretty common in the Sierra Nevada. California’s Largest 2022 Wildfire Puts U.C. Research to the Test 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z Mosquito fire: Days after expressing fear that the Mosquito fire would rip through river canyons in the Sierra Nevada foothills, firefighters expressed cautious optimism as they gained greater control over the blaze. Los Angeles to Memorialize 1871 Massacre of Chinese Residents 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z Sierra Nevada Brewing Company’s Celebration Ale, a wet-hopped India Pale Ale released every fall as the brewery’s winter seasonal, is that beer. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Days after expressing fear that the Mosquito fire would rip unabated through river canyons in the Sierra Nevada foothills, firefighters expressed cautious optimism on Tuesday as they gained greater control over the blaze. Firefighters Gain Ground on a Northern California Wildfire 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z Although the rain didn’t reach the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of Sacramento, where the Mosquito fire continued to rage uncontrolled, the authorities said that the cooler temperatures and humidity on Friday through Saturday were crucial. Cooler, Wetter Weather Brings California a Moment of Relief 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z PLACERVILLE, Calif. — The Mosquito fire, a 30,000-acre blaze raging through the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of Sacramento, has calmed slightly Friday after explosive growth a day earlier, fire officials said. Mosquito Fire near Sacramento is at a ‘tipping point,’ fire officials say. 2022-09-10T04:00:00Z As recently as Wednesday morning, the fire in the Sierra Nevada foothills was less than 1,000 acres; by midday Friday, it was approaching 30,000 acres with no containment. Californians Unsure if Tropical Storm Will Be Friend or Foe 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z Sierra Nevada remains one of the best-selling, popular and prolific craft breweries in the United States. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z Firefighters struggled to control major wildfires in Southern California and the Sierra Nevada that exploded in growth, forced thousands to evacuate and produced smoke that could interfere with solar power and further hamper electricity supplies. California: Drought, record heat, fires and now maybe floods 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z It eventually grew to more than 200,000 acres, burning across the Sierra Nevada mountain range and threatening the city of South Lake Tahoe before its advance was finally stopped. Mosquito fire rages west of Lake Tahoe, threatening homes and hydropower 2022-09-08T04:00:00Z Elsewhere, wildfires burned out of control in Southern California and in the Sierra Nevada, forcing evacuations. California company: Machine failure may have caused wildfire 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z A new brush fire in Madera County has prompted several evacuation orders near North Fork, a small community in the Sierra Nevada foothills. Madera County brush fire prompts evacuation orders over ‘immediate threat to life’ 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z It has long tied itself to hop-forward beers, and its mass-marketed Hazy Little Thing is the middle ground between the classic flavor profile of Sierra Nevada’s past and the haze-favored trend of the present. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z GEORGETOWN, Calif. — Waves of fire swept through the Sierra Nevada forest, churning up smoke and leaving charred vegetation behind — all under the watchful eye of a heavy-duty drone. How to Save a Forest by Burning It 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z On Tuesday morning, a small fire — just 23 acres — broke out in the Sierra Nevada foothills. California Braces for Difficult Wildfire Day During Record Heat Wave 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z Ironically, unsettled weather also brought the chance of thunderstorms over Southern California and into the Sierra Nevada, with a few isolated areas of rain but nothing widespread. California facing chance of blackouts amid brutal heat wave 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z What follows is a video diary of my journey, a record of gas prices from the Sierra Nevada to the Shenandoah Valley. How much gas money it takes to drive across America “Celebration is an homage to all the classic breweries that came before Sierra Nevada,” Mott said. Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale is an annual toast to craft beer’s roots 2022-11-02T04:00:00Z A brush fire burning near small communities in the Sierra Nevada foothills spurred multiple evacuation orders Thursday night. Brush fire prompts evacuations in Tuolumne County 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z When lightning ignited the bone-dry foothills of the Sierra Nevada last year, forestry crews fanned out across Sequoia National Park to defend an ancient grove of California redwoods from wildfire. As forests go up in smoke, so will California's climate plan 2022-08-29T04:00:00Z Many of the granite mountain ranges on Earth, such as the Sierra Nevada in California, involve such subsurface volcanism. Astronomy 2016-10-13T00:00:00Z Because of these provisions, both companies made a significant profit, whether they were crossing hundreds of miles of open plains, or working their way through the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z A wildfire that nearly leveled the Sierra Nevada foothills town of Paradise nearly four years ago, for instance, was the nation’s deadliest wildfire in nearly a century, killing 85 people. Western fires outpace California effort to fill inmate crews 2022-08-21T04:00:00Z Heavy rain and snow in the Sierra Nevada will test dams in the Central Valley, one of the world’s most productive farm belts. The Coming California Megastorm 2022-08-13T04:00:00Z In such an event, some in the Sierra Nevada could end up with 25 to 34 feet of snow, and most major highways would be washed out or become inaccessible. New York mayor signs six bills to expand abortion access 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z Pioneered by Chico, Calif.-based Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in 1980, pale ale was for decades a staple of craft breweries and beer bars. Craft beer is polarizing: More drinkers want high ABV or none at all 2022-08-04T04:00:00Z In 2018, a massive blaze in the Sierra Nevada foothills destroyed much of the city of Paradise and killed 85 people, the most deaths from a U.S. wildfire in a century. Firefighters partially surround deadly California fire 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z The most pronounced growth of all was in California’s Sierra Nevada, where maximum plume height ballooned by an average of 750 feet in each year of their study. McKinney fire has hit the stratosphere, spewing the 'fire-breathing dragon of clouds' 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z Just four years ago, a massive blaze in the Sierra Nevada foothills of California virtually razed the Butte County town of Paradise, killing 85 people. Deadly California wildfire wipes out scenic river town 2022-08-02T04:00:00Z In their California heyday, grizzlies — Ursus arctos horribilis — ranged freely through the Santa Monica Mountains and the Sierra Nevada, along the Santa Barbara coast and all through the state. Column: Why make the grizzly bear California's state animal — after they're all gone? 2022-08-01T04:00:00Z In the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in California, the Oak fire has burned more than 19,000 acres and threatened thousands of homes and businesses. McKinney Fire Becomes California’s Largest of 2022, Burning 51,000 Acres 2022-07-31T04:00:00Z The two fires started just 17 miles apart in the rugged terrain of California’s western Sierra Nevada — but their outcomes couldn’t have been more different. Two California fires in the Sierra Nevada have very different outcomes. Why? 2022-07-30T04:00:00Z Assessment teams are moving through remote communities in the Sierra Nevada foothills looking for more damage. 116 homes, other structures burned in fire near Yosemite 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z They can live for more than 3,000 years and are found only on the western slopes of California's Sierra Nevada mountains. Forest Service announces emergency plan to save giant sequoias 2022-07-28T04:00:00Z Ground crews with air support got a break from increased humidity and lower temperatures as monsoonal moisture moved through the Sierra Nevada foothills early this week. Some residents return home as fire near Yosemite slows 2022-07-27T04:00:00Z |
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