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California landslide halts rail service, homes evacuated

April 28, 2023, 7:58am Nation & World

A landslide in Southern California has closed a historic cultural center, shut down rail service in the area and forced the evacuation of nearby residences, officials said. Read story

FILE - Young boys pull containers of water as they return to their huts from a well in the village of Ntabasi village amid a drought in Samburu East, Kenya, on Oct, 14, 2022. An international team of climate scientists says the ongoing drought in Eastern Africa has been made worse by human-induced climate change according to a report from World Weather Attribution.

Scientists: Climate change worsened Eastern Africa drought

FILE - Young boys pull containers of water as they return to their huts from a well in the village of Ntabasi village amid a drought in Samburu East, Kenya, on Oct, 14, 2022. An international team of climate scientists says the ongoing drought in Eastern Africa has been made worse by human-induced climate change according to a report from World Weather Attribution.

April 28, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

The ongoing drought in Eastern Africa has been made worse by human-induced climate change, which also made it much likelier to occur in the first place, an international team of climate scientists concluded. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: The 70s are here, and the 80s won’t be far behind

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

April 27, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

Despite those hazy high clouds, a warm air mass and late-April sunshine pushed our afternoon temperatures Wednesday well into the 70s. Read story

Drought likely to develop in Washington after cool and dry spring

April 26, 2023, 7:13am Latest News

Even with warmer weather in the forecast, winter is hanging tough throughout the Pacific Northwest. Read story

Ron Caetano stands in a trailer packed with his family's belongings in anticipation of flooding of the Kings River in the Island district of Lemoore, Calif., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Caetano packed photos and valuables in a trailer and food in carry totes so he can leave home in less than an hour should the river water rush in. (AP Photo/Jae C.

As epic snow melts, a California community braces for floods

Ron Caetano stands in a trailer packed with his family's belongings in anticipation of flooding of the Kings River in the Island district of Lemoore, Calif., Wednesday, April 19, 2023. Caetano packed photos and valuables in a trailer and food in carry totes so he can leave home in less than an hour should the river water rush in. (AP Photo/Jae C.

April 25, 2023, 10:40am Nation & World

Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put food in carry totes. He moved the rabbits and chickens and their automatic feeders to higher ground. Read story

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

Weather Eye: Spring weather arrives with 80-degree days

Patrick Timm is a local weather specialist. His column appears Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays.

April 25, 2023, 6:28am Clark County News

Spring warmup is on as we surpass the average high of 64 degrees today through Saturday, with sunny skies except for some high clouds at times. Read story

Vehicles pass along a highway snowplowed through deep snow after a series of atmospheric river storms on Jan. 21, 2023, near Kirkwood, California.

California snowpack data debunked: 2023 was no record year. And neither was 1952

Vehicles pass along a highway snowplowed through deep snow after a series of atmospheric river storms on Jan. 21, 2023, near Kirkwood, California.

April 23, 2023, 12:42pm Nation & World

It was the snowpack reading that spawned a hundred headlines. “California ties 1952 record for all-time Sierra snowpack,” proclaimed KTVU. “California’s snowpack soars to record high after 17 atmospheric rivers,” trumpeted the Washington Post. Read story

A home on Juniper Road was destroyed when a propane tank exploded in Mammoth Lakes. No one was home at the time.

Explosions, crushed buildings and flood fears. Mammoth Lakes thrown into chaos by snowfall

A home on Juniper Road was destroyed when a propane tank exploded in Mammoth Lakes. No one was home at the time.

April 23, 2023, 11:58am Nation & World

Worry and fear are running high in this snowbound Sierra Nevada ski town. Read story

Weather Eye: At long last, warmth will arrive this week

April 23, 2023, 6:03am Clark County News

It is always best to start a round of writing with good news, and boy, do I have some to share with you: Finally, warm high pressure will build inland Tuesday and remain with us all week. Read story

Cloud seeding equipment is installed on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Lyons, Colo. The technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain region struggles with a two-decade drought.

Cloud seeding catching on amid Rocky Mountain drought

Cloud seeding equipment is installed on Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022, in Lyons, Colo. The technique to get clouds to produce more snow is being used more as the Rocky Mountain region struggles with a two-decade drought.

April 23, 2023, 6:00am Nation & World

Garrett Cammans and his brothers sometimes don’t talk about their toughest moments on the job in the cloud seeding business, like the time when one of them got stuck in deep mountain snow and had to hike out alone in the dark. Read story