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California drought

May 2024

  • Owner Mike Allen stands outside his popular Bishop feed store on Feb. 18, 2024.

    Revealed: The rural Californians who can’t sell their businesses – because LA is their landlord

    Los Angeles has long owned large swathes of the Owens valley. An investigation reveals how the city has tightened its grip

February 2024

  • Satellite imagery shows the Sierra Nevada mountains on 29 January, left, and 11 February, right.

    Before and after images show California snowpack replenished by fierce storms

    The increase in snow puts the drought-struck state in a ‘much more optimistic spot’, but experts say more moisture is needed

July 2023

  • Pedestrian uses an umbrella to shield themself from the sun while walking past power lines in California.

    ‘We can’t escape’: climate crisis is driving up cost of living in the US west

    Extreme weather, fueled by global heating, is affecting energy, water, insurance premiums and food and housing costs

April 2023

  • Lake Oroville, the state’s second largest reservoir, has risen from historic lows to 69% full at 900 ft.

    Drought or no drought? California left pondering after record winter deluge

    Severe storms may have filled reservoirs but in the Golden State, a dry spell is ‘always lurking in the background’

March 2023

  • landslide beneath swimming pool

    California water restrictions eased as cliff sides crumble after storms

    Nearly back-to-back storms have refilled reservoirs and built up snowpack, easing drought as residents reckon with destruction

February 2023

  • Aerial view of Lake Powell

    States file duelling Colorado River plans as water resources rapidly dwindle

    California files competing proposal on cutting water use of the river as hopes of western states reaching consensus fade

January 2023

  • Town street in front of snowy mountains.

    Storms dumped snow on California. Will it bring a reprieve from the drought?

    Extreme weather filled the Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides roughly a third of the state’s water supply

October 2022

  • Rusted ruins of a boat on cracked land

    Second world war ‘Ghost Boat’ emerges in California lake, puzzling officials

    The drought hit Lake Shasta coughed up a Higgins vehicle and experts are struggling to explain its presence

September 2022

  • Reina Rodriguez, left, and Mike Gratrix are pictured with their dog Charlie at their home in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 12, 2022. The couple participated in a program called Lawn be Gone, put on by the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power that helps encourage city residents to drought-proof their landscaping by offering rebates.

    America's dirty divide
    ‘The American lawn feels irresponsible’: the LA homes ditching grass for drought-friendly gardens

  • Sprinklers watering crops

    Our unequal earth
    It’s the thirstiest crop in the US south-west. Will the drought put alfalfa farmers out of business?

May 2022

  • California Gavernor visits Water Recycling Facility in Carson<br>epa09954104 California governor Gavin Newsom delivers a speech following his visit to a water recycling facility at the Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County and Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, in Carson, California, USA, 17 May 2022. California is facing historic drought conditions and governor Newsom is asking people to save as much water as possible as well as support water cut initiatives. EPA/ETIENNE LAURENT

    California threatens ‘mandatory water restrictions’ if people don’t cut back

    Governor’s warning comes amid drought after driest January-March period in at least a century

February 2022

  • The California Aqueduct conveys water in California, U.S., December 2021.

    ‘We can’t make it rain’: California farmers left out to dry as US government allots no water

    The move marks the fourth time in the last decade that farmers in California didn’t receive water from the Central Valley Project

December 2021

  • Lake Oroville in August. Water levels remain low, about half what they usually are at this time of year.

    California water districts to get 0% of requested supplies in unprecedented decision

    Only water required for health and safety will be allowed as drought continues to grip the state

October 2021

  • The recent storm added 23ft to Lake Oroville, but water levels remain low after a prolonged drought.

    Weather whiplash: California’s historic downpour interrupts historic drought

  • 'Bomb Cyclone' To Hit West Coast, USA - 22 Oct 2021<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by NOAA/ZUMA Press Wire Service/REX/Shutterstock (12551065a) USA - A 'bomb cyclone' with hurricane-like strength and a chart-topping 'atmospheric river' will coincide Saturday night into Sunday to unleash flooding rains, wet snow, strong winds and coastal surf across the western United States. 'Bomb Cyclone' To Hit West Coast, USA - 22 Oct 2021

    Powerful storm hits California amid warnings of ‘potentially historic rain’

  • 'Bomb Cyclone' To Hit West Coast, USA - 22 Oct 2021<br>Mandatory Credit: Photo by NOAA/ZUMA Press Wire Service/REX/Shutterstock (12551065a) USA - A 'bomb cyclone' with hurricane-like strength and a chart-topping 'atmospheric river' will coincide Saturday night into Sunday to unleash flooding rains, wet snow, strong winds and coastal surf across the western United States. 'Bomb Cyclone' To Hit West Coast, USA - 22 Oct 2021

    US west coast braces for ‘atmospheric river’ as huge storm brews

  • The Alisal fire burns in the canyons near Santa Barbara.

    More than 1,000 firefighters battle blaze spreading along California coast

  • Lake Tahoe water level hits four-year low as drought pummels tourist spot

  • Why the American west’s ‘wildfire season’ is a thing of the past – visualized

September 2021

  • The charred forest outside Greenville, California. The Dixie Fire has burned over a half million acres.

    The Dixie fire is almost out, but its inhospitable ‘moonscapes’ remain

    Severe wildfires are making the recovery process for plants and animals more challenging, sometimes for years after the flames
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