Sacramento County Local News: Resilience

All Local Resilience News articles contributed by our local media allies and other local newsrooms.

Water Sustainability Resilience State of California

As Atmospheric Rivers Become More Frequent, California Expands Research to Prepare

12/05/2023
A new law expanding California’s atmospheric river research program goes into effect next year. It connects flood and reservoir control operations with new technologies and strategies that can help operators accurately predict the arrival of these storms.

From YubaNet...

Sustainability Resilience

2023 Shatters Records

11/29/2023
2023 has broken climate records, accompanied by extreme weather which has left a trail of devastation, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

From CalMatters...

Business, Economy & Jobs Resilience Community Service & Support Government

Flooded California Towns Got Millions in Aid. But Residents, State at Odds Over How to Spend it

11/16/2023
Residents of Planada and Pajaro want state aid to help alleviate debt incurred from rebuilding after January floods. Local officials want some money to go elsewhere.

From Sacramento Bee...

Water Resilience

‘Super El Niño’ is Heading for California This Winter

11/13/2023
Much of California could get hit by extreme weather conditions this winter. A major storm is due to hit Northern California this week.

From Sacramento Bee...

Sustainability Resilience

Tree Climbers Are Helping Replant California’s Forests

11/09/2023
More than 1.5 million acres of forest have been burned or scarred in California. Climbers go high in trees to grab pine cones that could help in reforestation.

From CapPublicRadio...

Education Families & Children Resilience Crisis & Personal Support

Extracurricular Clubs, Sports Programs Help Young Camp Fire Survivors Heal

11/08/2023
Five years ago, the Camp Fire disrupted lives, followed quickly by the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving students in Paradise with few options to connect with others outside of the internet.

From CapPublicRadio...

Public Safety Resilience

Some Camp Fire Survivors Think They Won’t Ever be Paid

11/08/2023
Five years ago, the Camp Fire killed 85 people and leveled Paradise, Concow and parts of Magalia. Three years ago, PG&E created the Fire Victim Trust to pay out settlements to survivors—but some say they’ve lost hope they’ll ever get their full payments.

From CapPublicRadio...

Public Safety Resilience

With More Rain and Fewer Fires, California Forests Saw More Prescribed Burns This Year

11/08/2023
It’s been a good year for forest managers, with fewer massive wildfires and more precipitation. At Lake Tahoe, enhanced fire restrictions began in the beginning of August—almost a month later than usual.

From YubaNet...

Environment Resilience

Scientists Find Two Ways That Hurricanes Intensify

10/26/2023
Forecasters have struggled to understand why tropical storms sometimes blow up into major hurricanes. Scientists have shed some light on this forecasting challenge.

From CapPublicRadio...

Public Safety Resilience

With Wildfires Growing, California Writes New Rules on Where to Plant Shrubs

10/20/2023
California has long had the strongest defensible space rules in the country. Now, it's drafting rules that would make it the first state to limit the vegetation directly next to buildings.

From The Mercury News...

Public Safety Resilience Government

California Tops FEMA’s New List of Areas Vulnerable to Weather Disasters

09/19/2023
The Federal Emergency Management Agency has identified nearly 500 “zones” that are ill-prepared to tolerate flooding, earthquakes, heat waves, wildfires, landslides and other natural hazards. California topped all states with 51 total zones, followed by 35 in Texas and 32 in Florida.

From CapPublicRadio...

Resilience County of Sacramento

Sacramento County to Delete Some Data From New Emergency Alert System

09/14/2023
On Oct. 1, the Sacramento County Office of Emergency Services will delete some data from their emergency notification system, which they use to send important alerts. The agency is transitioning to a new service, Sacramento Alert, and residents should either sign up for the service or update their information by visiting the citizen opt-in portal.

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Public Safety Water Agriculture, Food & Gardening Resilience Government Sacramento-Yolo Mosquito and Vector Control District

Fighting West Nile Virus With Science

09/08/2023
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A rainy Labor Day weekend followed by a week of temperatures in the 80s and 90s created perfect breeding conditions for mosquitoes in a season when their population was already exploding. Meanwhile, the record number of insects and birds testing positive for the West Nile Virus continues to spike.

From The Mercury News...

Resilience

Bay Area Scientist Claims He ‘Left Out the Full Truth’ to Get Climate Change Wildfire Study Published

09/08/2023
A new study that found human-caused climate warming has increased the frequency of fast-spreading California wildfires has come into question from the unlikeliest of critics—its own lead author.

From The Sacramento Observer...

Business, Economy & Jobs Resilience

Thanks to Climate Change, It’s Pricier to Own a Home

08/30/2023
The homeownership gap for Black people could worsen without affordable and attainable homeowners insurance.

From CapPublicRadio...

Public Safety Resilience

Hotter Climate Means a Never-Ending Fire Season for the National Guard

08/26/2023
After California lost over 4 million acres to fire in 2020, the state funded Task Force Rattlesnake, with National Guardsmen to assist Cal Fire.

From CapPublicRadio...

Agriculture & Gardening Resilience

California Researchers Seek Solutions to Smoke-Tainted Wine

08/16/2023
It’s a hot August morning at a vineyard in Davis. Researchers with UC Davis are testing to see if a polymer-based solution used on grapes as a barrier against fungus could help protect the fruit from wildfire smoke.

From CapPublicRadio...

Resilience Community Service & Support State of California

How California Is Responding to Maui’s Deadly Wildfire

08/14/2023
CapRadio’s Mike Hagerty spoke with Brian Ferguson, deputy director with the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, to learn more about the state’s response.

From Folsom Telegraph...

Water Resilience

Federal Agencies Tackle 2 Folsom Dam Projects at Once

08/09/2023
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The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and U.S. Bureau of Reclamation have partnered to work on the perimeter of Folsom Dam and the spillway.

From CapPublicRadio...

Resilience

Power Grid Emergencies: What to Know About Flex Alerts, Other Warnings

08/07/2023
Summer heatwaves can strain California’s electricity supply, prompting energy emergency notifications to appear across highway signs and social media.