The statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides nearly one-third of California’s water supply, began the year in good ...

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has released water from two reservoirs in the foothills of the southern Sierra Nevada to ...

western Nevada County, South Lake Tahoe, and Mammoth Lakes, collaborated to collect essential goods for victims of the Los Angeles wildfires. All donations will be transported in a caravan of ...

California’s wildfires have become increasingly intense and frequent due to climate change, posing significant risks to wildlife. Among the species most affected is the Sierra Nevada red fox ...

Scientists have discovered evidence that California is actually peeling apart below the surface, as dense rocks under the ...

In late 2018, the Camp Fire destroyed about 11,000 homes in Paradise, Calif. and killed 85 people. The mountain town in the Sierra Nevada foothills is still recovering. One person working on ...

Atmospheric river conditions could bring multiple feet of snow to the northern Sierra Nevada. Other areas face a risk of flooding as the ground becomes increasingly saturated.

In the case of the wildfires, the massive object is air—specifically cold air, swirling and flowing 1,200 meters (4,260 ft.) high in California’s Sierra Nevada and White mountains, and the ...