High surf warning issued along coastal region

The region's Pacific coastline will see another round of high surf arrive Sunday morning with dangerous breaking waves that could exceed 30 feet in some spots.

Avalanche warning, winter weather advisory for Lake Tahoe

The National Weather Service in Reno has issued an avalanche warning and winter weather advisory for much of the Sierra Nevada, including Lake Tahoe through Monday night.

Hazardous beach conditions along Bay Area coast Tuesday and Wednesday

The National Weather Service is warning of a high risk of sneaker waves in the Bay Area starting Tuesday evening and lasting through Wednesday night.

PG&E reduces scope of potential PSPS event, Bay Area not impacted by shutoffs

The revised shutoff plan is due to substantial changes overnight in terms of the severity and location of the strongest winds along with improved humidity.

Rainy season poses threat to Bay Area wildfire burn areas

Experts say this year’s La Niña Winter will cool the North Pacific’s waters and could produce drier conditions down south. The Bay Area could see normal rainfall, which may signal another problem.

Hurricane Iota reaches Category 5 strength as it moves toward Central America

Hurricane Iota is now a dangerous Category 5 storm that is likely to bring catastrophic damage to the same part of Central America already battered this month by powerful Hurricane Eta.

111 mph Sierra winds cancel Reno flights, topple semi-trucks

A high wind warning was in effect until 1 a.m. Saturday for Tahoe, Reno-Sparks ahead of the blustery weather that’s expected to bring up to 6 inches of snow to the highest elevations.

South Florida feels wrath of Tropical Storm Eta, storm may linger for days

Florida is bracing for more impacts from Tropical Storm Eta, which has already brought heavy rains and flooded city streets in the state.

Eta back at sea as Central America tallies damages, dead

As the remnants of Hurricane Eta moved back over Caribbean waters, governments worked to tally the displaced and dead and recover bodies from landslides and flooding that claimed dozens of lives from Guatemala to Panama.

US vote to shape how world warms as climate pact exit looms

The day after the presidential election, the United States formally leaves the 2015 Paris agreement to fight climate change.

Zeta leaves millions without power; 6 dead

Zeta sped across the Southeast on Thursday, leaving a trail of damage and more than 2.5 million homes and businesses without power in Atlanta and beyond after pounding New Orleans with winds and water.

Hurricane Zeta surges inland, causing flooding, power outages along Gulf Coast

An average season sees six hurricanes and 12 named storms. This extraordinarily busy season has focused attention on climate change, which scientists say is causing wetter, stronger and more destructive storms.

Zeta re-strengthens as a hurricane and takes aim on the Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Zeta re-strengthened into a hurricane early Wednesday as Louisiana braced for the 27th named storm of a historically busy Atlantic hurricane season. 

PG&E customers in Montclair frustrated with inaccurate alerts on power shutoffs

Jeff Diamond, the owner of Farmstead Cheeses & Wine in Oakland's Montclair Village, has not been able to open this week. Not because of COVID-19, but because power has been out due to the Public Safety Power Shutoff. 

Calls for PG&E to collect data on vulnerable Californians impacted by shutoffs

Since first initiating the shutoffs in 2019, some researchers and community groups said the utility has failed to highlight the impact of power shutoffs on medically vulnerable California communities.