Tuesday, February 14, 2017

Oroville Is a Warning for California Dams, as Climate Change Adds Stress

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Oroville Is a Warning for California Dams, as Climate Change Adds Stress
“People are scrambling a bit, asking how we maintain dam safety.” The problems in Oroville, a community 70 miles north of Sacramento, are particularly unsettling because California has been in the public-dam-building business for a long time. And no ...
Crews rush to repair dam central to Northern California life
(AP) - Crews working around the clock atop a crippled California dam reported progress Tuesday in ... The Gold Rush town in the Sierra Nevada foothills, some 70 miles northeast of Sacramento, is nestled near the foot of the dam, which was completed in ...
California Gov. Brown defends state's handling of Oroville Dam crisis, welcomes scrutiny
California Gov. Jerry Brown defended the state's handling ... Monday in remarks at a press conference after visiting the State Operations Center outside Sacramento. "They tell us what we need, and then we do it. But I welcome more scrutiny."
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Sacramento Kings (23-32) will face Los Angeles Lakers (19-37) tonight at Staples Center, Los Angeles, California. In their last encounter, the Kings dusted the Lakers 116-92 in Dec. 2016. How...
Broken California Dam Is a Sign of Emergencies to Come
northeast of Sacramento — happened after both an infrastructure failure and a weather event, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA. A series of storms powered by a phenomenon known as the atmospheric river hit Northern California this winter.

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