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    Wet Winter Ends California Drought After 376 Straight Weeks

    Mar 14, 2019
    LOS ANGELES (AP) — California is free of drought for the first time in more than seven years and only a small amount of its territory remains abnormally dry as a very wet winter winds down, experts said Thursday.
     
    More than 93 percent of the state is free o
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    The Two-Way
    Frank Gehrke of California's Department of Water Resources checks the snowpack depth with Courtney Obergfell and Michelle Mead of the National Weather Service.
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    California Appears Headed Back To Drought

    Feb 01, 2018
    Less than a year ago, California declared an end to a five-year drought, but a lack of winter precipitation is bringing new worries.
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    The Two-Way
    Motorcyclists enter the Carrizo Plain National Monument near Taft, Calif., during a wildflower "super bloom" on Wednesday. After years of drought, an explosion of wildflowers in Southern and Central California is drawing record crowds.
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    Gov. Jerry Brown Lifts Drought Emergency For Most Of California

    Apr 07, 2017
    Still, the state will retain some rules it placed on water use during the years-long drought. "This drought emergency is over," Brown said Friday, "but the next drought could be around the corner."
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    School kids enjoy the water in Eaton Canyon near Altadena, Calif.
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    With Drought Emergency Over, Californians Debate Lifting Water Restrictions

    Mar 30, 2017
    California is expected to begin easing sweeping water use and drought restrictions after an extraordinary winter of storms. But a fierce debate rages over whether the rules should become permanent.
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    The Two-Way
    A view of Lake Hollywood in Los Angeles during a rain storm earlier this month. Heavy precipitation has eased drought conditions in much of the state.
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    Nearly Half Of California Emerges From Drought In Latest Report

    Jan 26, 2017
    For the first time since January of 2014, no part of California is in the "exceptional drought" category, according to a U.S. Drought Monitor report.
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    The Salt
    Jose Quiñonez says 2,400 pounds of sprouts are fed daily to about 1,100 sheep.
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    With Water In Short Supply, One California Farmer Grows Feed Indoors

    Aug 31, 2016
    The extended drought in California has farmers looking for ways to use less water. Among them, growing feed indoors using hydroponics. The new diet is making some Central Valley sheep very happy.
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    Environment
    The docks behind homes at Discovery Bay, Calif., are quieter than usual because of fears of blue green algae toxins.
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    Poisonous Algae Blooms Threaten People, Ecosystems Across U.S.

    Aug 29, 2016
    Serious algae outbreaks have hit more than 20 states this summer. Algae blooms aren't unusual. But the frequency, size and toxicity now are worse than ever, and changes in climate are partly to blame.
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    The Two-Way
    A car destroyed by the Soberanes fire in Big Sur, Calif. Lodge managers and cafe owners there are facing cancelled bookings after fire officials warned that crews will likely be battling the fire for another month.
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    Thousands Of Firefighters Battle Massive Big Sur Blaze

    Jul 31, 2016
    After more than a week, a 38,000-acre wildfire on the California coast is still growing, and authorities warn it could burn through August even after it is contained.
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    The Two-Way
    Firefighters battle part of the Sand Fire after flames jumped across a road in Santa Clarita, Calif., on Sunday. As the blaze changed direction multiple times over the weekend firefighters were forced to retreat and thousands of people have been evacuate
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    Some Evacuation Orders Lifted In Southern California Wildfire

    Jul 25, 2016
    The body of a man was found in an area burned by a 33,000 acre wildfire north of Los Angeles. The Sand Fire has destroyed more than a dozen homes and is one of 19 major fires burning in California.
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    The Two-Way
    A view of downtown Los Angeles as seen from Hollywood in November 2015. California faces permanent water restrictions, ordered Monday by Gov. Jerry Brown, in its fifth year of drought.
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    California Governor Makes Some Water Restrictions Permanent

    May 09, 2016
    Amid a persistent drought, Gov. Jerry Brown is permanently banning wasteful water practices like hosing pavement. His executive order does allow some districts to loosen water restrictions, though.
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    The Two-Way
    The city of Fort Bragg, Calif., has ordered restaurants to drastically reduce the amount of dishwashing by serving customers with disposable plates, cups and flatware.
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    California City Orders Restaurants To Use Disposable Plates, Cups

    Oct 07, 2015
    Officials in Fort Bragg also ordered restaurants to serve water to customers only upon request. As part of a stage 3 water emergency, things like washing cars using city water are prohibited, too.
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    The Salt
    A student records information about a wine tank's sugar levels and juice temperatures on a computer screen inside UC Davis' research winery. In the future, students will also be able to monitor information about Clean in Place processes (which save water
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    California's Vineyards Pressed To Turn Less Water Into Wine

    Oct 07, 2015
    California wineries use between 2.5 and 6 gallons of water to make a gallon of wine, not including irrigation water and other needs. But drought is forcing the industry to conserve in new ways.
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    The Salt
    Figs dry on the tree, fall to the ground, are picked up by machinery, washed and then packaged.
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    Fancy A Fig? California's Growers Desperately Hope You Do

    Oct 01, 2015
    California's fig industry has undergone some big changes, but after years of struggles, some farmers hope growing consumer interest in fresh produce might finally provide a turnaround.
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    The Salt
    Gene Brandi uses smoke to calm the bees he works with.
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    Drought Is Driving Beekeepers And Their Hives From California

    Sep 29, 2015
    A lack of crops for bees to pollinate has California's beekeeping industry on edge. Some are feeding their colonies pricey processed bee food or moving their hives out of state to forage.
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    #NPRreads: Lying About Sept. 11, And California's Drought-Stricken Levees

    Sep 25, 2015
    Also this week: What Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath teach us about the true nature of America.
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    The Salt
    Hollow pistachios aren't spotted until after the harvest, when they're dumped into a water bath as part of standard processing. Blanks like the ones seen here float, while full nuts sink.
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    Oh, Nuts! Why California's Pistachio Trees Are Shooting Blanks

    Sep 11, 2015
    This year, as many as 50 percent of the pistachios harvested in California could be hollow inside. Blame it on drought, heat and weather changes that are messing with male trees' virility.
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    The Salt
    Almonds hang from a branch at an orchard in Firebaugh, Calif. Despite the strain of prolonged drought, in 2014, California farms sold $54 billion worth of crops like almonds or grapes, and animal products like milk.
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    Despite The Drought, California Farms See Record Sales In 2014

    Aug 27, 2015
    While the drought has put a strain on California agriculture, its farms actually set a record for total sales — $54 billion — in 2014. How? By pumping more water from their wells.
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    The Salt
    A field worker fills a box of strawberries in Watsonville, Calif. Berry pickers say they're earning less money this year. Because of the drought, there's less fruit to pick, and the fruit that is there is smaller, which means it takes longer to fill a bo
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    Farmworkers See Jobs, Earnings Shrivel In California Drought

    Aug 27, 2015
    More than 21,000 are out of work this year from California's drought, a study says. The majority are farmworkers, and those lucky enough to have a job are often working longer hours for less money.
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    Environment
    <strong></strong>UC Berkeley tree biologist Wendy Baxter is about to begin her ascent of a giant sequoia.<strong></strong>
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    To Measure Drought's Reach, Researchers Scale The Mighty Sequoia

    Aug 17, 2015
    After a scientist on a hike in Sequoia National Park saw trees with thin and browning leaves, it got scientists thinking: Did the drought cause this? So they're climbing up them to study the damage.
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    Environment
    The plans for Kings River Village include smaller homes that are built close together with common green space.
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    California's Drought Spurs Unexpected Effect: Eco-Friendly Development

    Jul 29, 2015
    In the state's agricultural Central Valley, planning is under way to transform peach and plum fields into Kings River Village, a solar-powered community that will send wastewater back into an aquifer.
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    The Salt
    The price of water in San Diego County has more than doubled lately. But vineyards require 25 percent less water than citrus. As a result, the number of wineries in the county has tripled in recent years.
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    Squeezed By Drought, California Farmers Switch To Less Thirsty Crops

    Jul 28, 2015
    Water scarcity is leading farmers away from planting staples and towards planting higher-value, lower-water specialty crops. Think wine grapes and pomegranates instead of citrus and avocados.
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    The Salt
    Almond orchards across California are dealing with trees showing signs of stress from the drought, such as smaller nuts and salt-burned leaves.
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    Salt Is Slowly Crippling California's Almond Industry

    Jul 24, 2015
    California's ongoing drought has forced many almond growers to use groundwater on the thirsty crop. The problem: That water is high in salt, and it's killing almond trees.
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    The Salt
    Workers install new water treatment equipment at the Modesto wastewater treatment plant, part of a $150 million upgrade.
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    Drought-Stricken California Farmers Look To Tap Urban Wastewater

    Jul 20, 2015
    "Crazy wouldn't adequately describe what we're going through," a water official says of parched conditions in the state's Central Valley. Buying treated sewage water could restore some sanity.
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    Pastor Frank Olmedo of the Spanish Church of the Nazarene in Porterville Calif., loads cases of bottled water into Humberto Hernandez's Suburban. These aid stations are a lifeline here, where residents like Hernandez have been living without water for mo
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    California's Driest Region Finds Short-Term Drought Aid

    Jul 10, 2015
    Progress is being made toward bringing water to thousands of Central Valley residents in underserved communities where wells have run dry. The question is how long this solution will last.
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    The Two-Way
    The decrease in water usage comes from statewide mandatory water cuts that Gov. Jerry Brown put in place.
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    Cities In California Conserved A Lot Of Water In May

    Jul 01, 2015
    Felicia Marcus of the State Water Board said, "We need all Californians to step up — and keep it up — as if we don't know when it will rain and snow again, because we don't."

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