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What February rain and snow mean for California's water supply
California’s wet season roared to life in February with several storms that delivered rain and snow. Here’s what is means for the state’s water supply.
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California Snowpack Is Well Above Average After March Storms. See the Latest Snow Survey Results
This year’s snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada Mountains, the state’s natural water reservoir, appears on track to break records, state officials said Monday.
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Richard Branson's Virgin Orbit Reaches Space on 2nd Try
The launch occurred after the Boeing 747-400 took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in the desert north of Los Angeles and flew out over the Pacific Ocean to a drop point beyond the Channel Islands.
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Overwhelmed, California Hospitals Contemplate Rationing Care
California hospitals are battling to find beds to house patients amid fears that the exploding coronavirus infection rate will exhaust resources and health care workers.
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With More Dry Weather and Winds on the Way, California Braces for New Fires
Fire-weary California prepared Saturday for a new siege of hot, dry weather with potentially strong winds that could cause power lines to arc and spark new blazes in parched vegetation that’s ready to burn.
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Northern California County Defies Governor's Virus Shutdown Order
A rural California county allowed nonessential businesses to reopen and diners to eat in restaurants on Friday, becoming the first to defy Gov. Gavin Newsom’s statewide orders barring such moves during the coronavirus pandemic.
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California Governor: 60,000 Homeless Could Get Virus
As worries about the spread of the coronavirus confine millions of Californians to their homes, concern is growing about those who have no homes in which to shelter. Gov. Gavin Newsom estimates up to 60,000 homeless could end up infected.
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California Parents Face Possible Long-Term Homeschooling
Extraordinary restrictions on everyday activities expanded to more areas of California on Wednesday as many parents around the state struggled to fathom the prospect put forth by Gov. Gavin Newsom of schools staying closed until summer.
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Virgin Galactic Announces Registrations for Spaceflight
Virgin Galactic has received nearly 8,000 online reservations of interest since its first successful test flight into space 14 months ago, the company said Tuesday as it nears commercial operation and prepares to reopen ticket sales. Virgin Galactic already had more than 600 firm reservations that were taken from customers in 60 countries until the December 2018 flight, when it…
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California's Winter Snowpack Below Average After Dry January
California’s weather turned largely dry in January and has left the water content of the Sierra Nevada snowpack below average for this time of year.
