California Storm

What is Pineapple Express, the phenomenon behind brutal storms in California?

Pineapple Express is an example of a strong atmospheric river – narrow regions in the atmosphere that carry most of the water vapour from the tropics. California and some parts of the West Coast have experienced a series of these ‘rivers in the sky’ that have caused large-scale devastation

Cyclone churns off California bringing yet more storm misery

An enormous cyclone gyrating off California's coast was dumping rain Wednesday, threatening further floods and landslides in the already sodden state.

How California’s deadly storm is not enough to reverse the historic drought

Dry California, which has been fighting drought for years, is witnessing torrential rainfall. But it will have little impact on the long-term water crisis. The state needs at least ‘five or six such drenchings’ to fill up its reservoirs

17 killed as California reels from 'endless' storm onslaught, tens of thousands under evacuation orders

Tens of thousands of people were under evacuation orders in California on Tuesday as the state was ravaged by the latest in a barrage of storms that have left at least 17 people dead.

Governor declares state of emergency in storm-battered California, National Guard on alert

Bars and restaurants were shuttered in San Francisco as the city girded Wednesday for a massive 'bomb cyclone'

California braces for more storms following Saturday flood

Residents on Monday were still drying out from Saturday’s storm, which prompted officials to order the evacuation of the Point Pleasant Community near the Cosumnes River in South Sacramento County

Evacuation warnings amid flooding after California storm

Sacramento County authorities issued an evacuation order late Sunday for residents of the low-lying community of Point Pleasant near Interstate 5, citing imminent and dangerous flooding