Nature and the Environment

  • No FEMA Bailout for Russian River Flood Victims

    No FEMA Bailout for Russian River Flood Victims

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    Share with FriendsAlthough President Donald Trump finally approved a federal disaster declaration in the wake of February’s Russian River floods, lower river homeowners won’t be seeing federal aid. That’s because […]

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  • Whew! One More Storm to Go…

    Whew! One More Storm to Go…

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    Share with FriendsSaturday’s storm blew through the North Bay with mid-winter fury, dropping anywhere from one half to 3 inches of rain.  Santa Rosa recorded almost an inch and a […]

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  • Record May Rains and More on the Way

    Record May Rains and More on the Way

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    Share with FriendsAs advertised, the unusually strong and wet late season storm that began Tuesday night dropped record 24 hour rains by late Wednesday in spots all across the North […]

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  • Very Wet and Powerful May Storm Approaching

    Very Wet and Powerful May Storm Approaching

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    Share with FriendsIf you’ve placed the fancy patio furniture outside, you might want to cover it for a few days as an unusually large and wet late spring storm system […]

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  • Who Knew?  Late Spring Rain Coming Next Week!

    Who Knew? Late Spring Rain Coming Next Week!

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    Share with FriendsIt may not surprise anyone after our wet winter that spring would turn out cool and showery. However, a pattern setting up for next week is a bit […]

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  • Huge Fog Push Clearing, Warmer Ahead

    Huge Fog Push Clearing, Warmer Ahead

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    Share with FriendsThe pesky cutoff low that gave us lots of clouds and a few showers has headed south, leaving us in the midst of a slow warming trend across […]

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  • Topsy-Turvy Spring Continues

    Topsy-Turvy Spring Continues

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    Share with FriendsAfter a cool and cloudy beginning to the week, a moderate warming tend is in store for the North Bay starting midweek, and continuing through Friday.  We may […]

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  • Stakeholders Join Forces on Highway 37 Future

    Stakeholders Join Forces on Highway 37 Future

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    Share with FriendsIts repair and redesign will take years, and likely cost more than a billion dollars. But the future of flood-prone Highway 37 and the sensitive wetlands it crosses […]

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  • UPDATE: Heat Peaks Today. Cooler Next Week!

    UPDATE: Heat Peaks Today. Cooler Next Week!

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    Share with FriendsOur current heat spell is reaching a peak today, with numerous high 80s and even low 90s across Sonoma County and the North Bay.  Santa Rosa is forecast […]

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  • Spring Turns on the Heat!

    Spring Turns on the Heat!

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    Share with FriendsA spring cold front swooped through the North Bay early Saturday, giving us breezy, cool and partly sunny skies.  Here is the frontal passage on satellite. The cold […]

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  • Monday Soaking, Then Hottest Temperatures of the Year

    Monday Soaking, Then Hottest Temperatures of the Year

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    Share with Friends Our exciting, wet winter is sending us one last shot of storminess on Monday, a disturbance that will arrive in the afternoon as a nice soaking rain […]

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  • The Sun Will Return! Eventually….

    The Sun Will Return! Eventually….

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    Share with FriendsIf you live in the North Bay, you’re probably wondering if the sun will ever return.  The good news is that we WILL see some nice sun breaks […]

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