Grist is a nonprofit, independent media organization dedicated to telling stories of climate solutions and a just future. When American settlers arrived in California 150 years ago, the sprawling ...

When the driest place in North America and one of the hottest places on Earth becomes a desert oasis complete with a lake, it’s impossible not to take note. What is it? A huge, salty lake is currently ...

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — If it weren’t for all the floating, the paddling, the sloshing around, the lake smack in the middle of this desert might be mistaken for a mirage. This is the ...

This year's excessive rains in California have cost farmers crops and cattle. The relentless downpour from this year's record rainfall in California has caused a long-dormant lake to reemerge after ...

For three years, Southern California saw a dry spell, but recent rain has improved the situation. On Monday, March 27, a visible sign of that progress was heralded in the Inland Empire. The ...

Sonoma County Water Agency (Sonoma Water), UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography Center of Western Weather and ...

This Fresno County lake was made especially for relaxing and cooling off in, but high levels of certain bacteria may put a damper on your outing.

For more than a century, the Potter Valley Project has shaped the fate of two of Northern California’s most important rivers. The dam system reroutes water from the Eel River to the Russian River, ...