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Looming threat in California Delta could devastate a summer tradition

On the last Sunday in July, as the Central Valley bakes in the middle of summer, a small community within the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta sees its population grow tenfold for one day as ...
NBC Bay Area

California Delta levees are at risk of floods, repairs could cost $3 billion

(Photo by Gallo Images/Orbital Horizon/Copernicus Sentinel Data 2025) As winter storms soaked California in early 2023, the Sacramento River swelled toward flood stage. Levees protecting large ...
Visalia Times-Delta

What is H5N1? Global experts warn about bird flu spread. What's happening in California?

Experts warn about the possibility of a new pandemic in 2025 as the H5N1 bird flu virus spreads across all 50 states, impacting US dairy farms and leading to human infections. While bird flu has ...