‘It will not be survivable’: Lake Tahoe could be a deathtrap during major wildfires
Evacuating the Tahoe basin in summer could take 14 hours, and 99% of properties are at risk — yet new resorts are being built ...
Lake Tahoe Region Could Be a ‘Deathtrap’ During Big Wildfires
The slow and bumpy 5-mile road to Fallen Leaf Lake, southwest of South Lake Tahoe, affords only one way in and one way out — ...
The Bakersfield Californian8d
Snowpack jumps to near average, but fire danger remains
A recent spate of storms across Central California has brought the state's snowpack to near average levels, but that's not ...
Powerful storm causes mudslides in California, threatens outbreak of tornadoes and wildfires across US this week
A powerful storm dropping drenching rain on flood-prone Southern California is raising concern among forecasters that it ...
Science Daily15d
Acoustic monitoring network for birds enhances forest management
The team deployed microphones at 1,600 sites spanning approximately 6 M acres of Sierra Nevada forest to track ... about preventing destructive wildfires while protecting wildlife.
Pasadena Star-News8d
Breweries craft more than 180 versions of ‘We Love L.A.’ beer to help wildfire charities
Making good on their ethos of beer as a source for good, more than 180 breweries in 25 states, as well as in four countries, ...
Phys.org28d
Beyond the burn: Harvesting dead wood to reduce wildfires and store carbon
Researchers from Florida Atlantic University investigated how removing dead wood could reduce wildfire risks and enhance carbon storage in the Sierra Nevada. The study focused on the effects of ...
USA Today13d
California braces for massive storm; evacuation warnings, closures in LA
The Los Angeles Fire Department issued evacuation warnings ... Multiple feet of snow to blanket the Sierra Nevada The National Weather Service anticipates between 1 to 3 feet of snow piling ...
Carson Now12d
‘Amazed it hasn’t burned’: One of Tahoe’s oldest forest stands at high risk of wildfire
Amy Alonzo, the Nevada Independent For years, land managers discussed developing a fuel treatment plan for the Beaver Creek ...
Lake Tahoe could be a death trap during major wildfires
Gary Gerren, the affable fire chief in the community of Fallen Leaf Lake, is serious about protecting the few hundred full-time residents and the thousands of summer daytrippers who descend on his ...
March madness: Another intense cross-country storm could deliver tornadoes, fires and a blizzard
Another unusually intense March storm is coming this week, and it may cause a bit of déjà vu, with severe thunderstorms, ...
Reno Gazette-Journal27d
Nevada ranks 11th in biodiversity, third for at-risk species: What to know
A decadeslong drought, unusually severe and frequent wildfires and other factors ... intertwined with the region’s culture. The Sierra Nevada bighorn sheep (the state animal) is synonymous ...