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The Friant-Kern Canal and the Delta-Mendota Canal are two of four projects that are being considered for repaired from subsidence damages. For example, Senate Bill 559 sought to provide over $400 million in funds to repair the Friant-Kern Canal. However, Governor Newsom vetoed the bill in search of broader state-wide solutions to subsidence ...
Since the 1960s, when it was known as the California Division of Mines and Geology, CGS has produced many maps that depict landslide features and potential slope-failure areas. CGS products have included geologic maps and reports for land-use planning, landslide hazard identification maps, watershed maps, and earthquake-triggered landslide-zone ...
The number of mature Sequoia Trees that died overall is estimated at over 7500–10,600 mature trees, or over 10-14% of the species' population. [9] [10] The most intense previous fire in this area is dated to 1297 based on tree ring data. The McIntrye Grove, a short distance to the south from Cedar Slope, was heavily damaged.
Map of California topography and geomorphic provinces California's major mountain ranges. California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America. Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2), California is among the most geographically diverse states.
California is uniquely susceptible to the worst of what human-caused climate change is throwing at us. The state’s Mediterranean climate is already governed by extremes; summers are rain-free ...
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) operates eight Demonstration State Forests totaling 71,000 acres. The forests represent the most common forest types in the state. The State Forests grow approximately 75 million board feet of timber annually and harvest an average of 30 million board feet each year, enough to ...
By the time the first blaze erupted at 10:30 a.m. on January 7, it took the LAPD 45 minutes to respond to reports of smoke pluming from a wooded area near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood ...
A vehicle is partially submerged in flood water along State Route 121 following an atmospheric river event near Schellville in Sonoma, Calif., Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025.