New California Maps Show Big Increase in Areas Facing ‘High’ or ‘Very High’ Wildfire Risk
In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...
Updated CalFire map shows increase in 'very high' fire hazard acreage in Northern California
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — CalFire released a new map this week, expanding hazardous fire zones in Northern California. It's part of Governor Gavin Newsom's executive order after the Los Angeles fires.
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California expands list of high-risk fire areas: Over 2.3M acres will face more stringent rules
REFLECTING INTENSIFYING WILDFIRES and updated science, new state maps designate more than 2.3 million acres of local land in ...
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Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps updated for Lake Tahoe and Northern California
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Calfire) released updated Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) for Northern California ... “The map is like flood zone maps, where lands ...
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CA towns, cities must adapt as dangers of bigger wildfires loom
By Amy McDermott for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for for ...
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Weather West: Major Storm To Bring High Risk Of Debris Flows In SoCal Wildfire Zones, With Some Flood Risk Elsewhere
The following is an excerpt from a recent article on the Weather West Blog.  California's extraordinary precipitation dipole has persisted into mid-Feb with only slight attenuation Well, it has ...
Northern California forecast: Light rain, slushy snow expected for parts of Wednesday
Northern California will see a light round of rain and snow, the only chance for wet weather for a while. Meteorologist ...
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Northern California forecast: Sierra continues to see snow
While the rain has mostly finished in Northern California, snow continues to fall ... TRAFFIC MAPClick here to see our interactive traffic map.TRACK INTERACTIVE, DOPPLER RADARClick here to see ...
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What happened to Califia, the Northern California utopia that never was?
The combination of financial barriers and development challenges that still plague large developments across California doomed any hopes for Califia, according to Kasky and Buderer. The ...