An atmospheric river storm hit the Los Angeles area in the early hours of Tuesday, bringing the risk of flooding, thunderstorms and powerful winds.
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Man remains missing after kayak capsized on the American River
May 5, 2025By
The Placer County Sheriff’s Office received a report that two men were aboard a kayak when it flipped into the water on Friday. One kayaker made it back safely while another is still missing.
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California emerges as big winner in Colorado River water deal
May 23, 2023By
The proposition, which came after months of tense negotiations, lays out plans for water cuts in California, Arizona and Nevada through 2026.
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U.S. presents proposals for major water cuts on Colorado River
April 11, 2023By
The U.S. has presented its options for preventing the Colorado River’s reservoirs from dropping to critically low levels over the next three years.
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California braces for flooding, snowmelt from a warm atmospheric river set to slam state
March 7, 2023By
‘A potentially significant and very likely warm atmospheric river event’ is set to hit California later this week, forecasters say.
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1 dead, 4 wounded in stabbing on river; suspect in custody: Sheriff’s office
July 31, 2022By
Five people were stabbed on the Apple River in Wisconsin on Saturday, authorities said.
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More than half of Hudson River tidal marshes were created accidentally by humans
December 19, 2020By
In a new study of tidal marsh resilience to sea level rise, geologists observed that Hudson River Estuary marshes are growing upward at a rate two to three times faster than sea level rise, ‘suggesting that they should be resilient to accelerated sea level rise in the future,’ he says.
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Amazon River carbon dioxide emissions nearly balance terrestrial uptake
May 11, 2017By
New research in Brazil has found that rivers in the Amazon emit far more carbon dioxide (CO2) than previously estimated, suggesting that the Amazon Basin is closer to net carbon neutral. The results increase the most recent global estimates of CO2 emissions from rivers and lakes by almost 50 percent, with potentially huge implications for global climate policy.
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Plane Lifted From NYC’s Hudson River After Deadly Crash
May 28, 2016By
Plane went into the water about 2 miles south of the George Washington Bridge.
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