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May 27, 2025

Low snowpack stirs 2018 fire seaon flashbacks, but wet monsoon season may offer hope

While the short-term expectation is a less active and shortened recreation season, there may be a better chance of precipitation in late summer.

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August 10, 2022

Flash Floods in Death Valley

In one of the driest places on Earth, a thousand-year rain event delivered 75 percent of the yearly average precipitation in just three hours.

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August 3, 2022

Extreme Rainfall Deluges The Midwest

Record-breaking rain brought devastating flash floods and landslides to the central U.S. at the end of July 2022. Climate change makes extreme precipitation and weather more likely.

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June 18, 2021

California Reservoirs Reflect Deepening Drought

Four years after California emerged from a severe multi-year drought, the state’s precipitation and lake levels are among their worst since the 1970s. The deepening drought is seen in satellite images of the state’s two largest reservoirs.