As more rain is concentrated in heavier storms, many parts of California and the western U.S. are drying, new research shows.

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A potentially historic super El Niño could develop by late fall. For Southern California, the phenomenon could ...

An official “El Niño Watch” is underway. What does it mean for Southern California in 2026? Learn about the Pacific seasonal ...

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A closed upper trough is steering a fresh round of thunderstorms toward California this week, with the National Weather Service forecasting scattered heavy rain, hail, and lightning from the Sierra ...

This Winter started off SO wet, and then... it just stopped. A couple of days after New Year's, seasonal rain totals for many places in central California were close to 200% of normal - they had ...

A record-breaking storm hit Redding, California on April 26, but climate scientists warn the city still faces a 50/50 chance of drought this summer.

Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Large boulders block Santa Susana Pass Road two miles west of Topanga Canyon after a rain-soaked hillside slid onto the roadway in Chatsworth in 2016. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) You're ...