Why water is the best drink during a heat wave
By Katia Hetter | CNN More water, please. Millions of Americans are experiencing a record-breaking heat wave that has continued for days on end. We know that keeping hydrated is …
California weather
Contra Costa infrastructure project aims to keep drinking water safe
WALNUT CREEK — As the Bay Area’s drinking water is increasingly clouded with particles from wildfires, atmospheric rivers, algae blooms and chemical contaminants, the East Bay’s largest water district is …
California playgrounds may become too hot due to rising temps
As summer approaches and temperatures soar, one of the most dangerous places for Bay Area students might actually be the playground. On a hot, sunny day, the asphalt on school …
New government heat risk tool sets magenta as most dangerous level
WASHINGTON — Forget about red hot. A new color-coded heat warning system relies on magenta to alert Americans to the most dangerous conditions they may see this summer. The National …
California sees two more property insurers exit from market
By Nadia Lopez | Bloomberg California’s already strained property insurance market is facing a new challenge as two more insurers, Tokio Marine America Insurance Co. and Trans Pacific Insurance Co., …
Proposal would change how California power bills are calculated, aiming to relieve summer spikes
SACRAMENTO — It’s become a rite of summer in sunny California: When the temperature spikes, so do electricity bills, leaving some customers with monthly payments over $500. A big reason …
Ferocious blizzard with “life threatening conditions” hits Sierra Nevada as Tahoe residents hunker down for up to 12 feet of snow
TRUCKEE — Communities around Lake Tahoe hunkered down Thursday as the biggest blizzard of the winter began to roar across California’s Sierra Nevada — a storm that forecasters said could …
A growing climate threat is putting Californians’ health at risk
By Todd Woody | Bloomberg Californians exposed to both extreme heat and wildfire smoke on the same day run a greater risk of hospitalization for cardiorespiratory illness than from either …
The vast majority of California flood victims’ losses won’t be covered by insurance
By Chris Isidore | CNN New York – Many victims of the massive storms now battering California about are to be hit with another heartbreak – discovering their insurance won’t …
Palisades Tahoe avalanche shows that even resort skiing comes with nature’s wild risks
The skiers atop Palisades Tahoe’s legendary KT-22 on early Wednesday morning felt like the lucky ones: First in the lift line and first on the run, they were eager to …