UPDATED: The Eureka office of the National Weather Service has issued a high surf advisory for the coasts of Humboldt and Del Norte County until 9 p.m., with breaking waves up to 23 feet possible. “Large breaking waves along the coast will lead to increased wave run-up on beaches with waves topping and washing over […]
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Sierra Snowpack Worsens, Falls to Lowest Level in 7 Years
Seven years ago today, during the height of the last drought, California Gov. Jerry Brown stood on the barren slopes of the Sierra Nevada, watching as engineers measured the worst snowpack in state history. Today, snow measurements aren’t quite so bleak. But the snowy scene belies the severity of the drought. The snowpack — which […]
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Return of the Condor: Watch the Birds’ Arrival Home on Live Stream
UPDATE: The four young condors have arrived and will spend the next few weeks with a “mentor” bird brought in to impart important social and survival skills before being sent free to soar in the North Coast’s skies. PREVIOUS: More than a century has passed since condors last soared over Yurok ancestral lands but that’s […]
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It’s Only A Test: Tsunami Warning System Drill
The annual Tsunami Warning Communications Test takes place tomorrow (Wednesday), giving local emergency officials the chance to tryout the local warning system and residents an opportunity to learn more about the ways those same officials will be getting out the word if a distance-source tsunami is heading to Humboldt’s shores. The drill is scheduled to […]
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Mercury Rising: Higher Temps Expected this Week
With the arrival of spring comes some warmer temperatures this week. The coast is forecast to see a partly cloudy day with highs in the high 50s to 60 degrees on Monday before moving on up to just about 70 degrees on Tuesday amid sunny skies. Inland, areas like Hoopa and Garberville will see the […]
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Quake-Up Call: Tsunami Drill in Manila
Heads up, Manila. A tsunami drill taking place tomorrow is going to make for a noisy morning, with sheriff’s deputies and Arcata Fire Department trucks making their way through neighborhoods there while sounding hi-lo evacuation sirens. To be clear, this is only a drill. “Humboldt County is prone to a variety of natural and human-caused […]
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Time to Test for Tsunami Preparedness
In just the last few months, Mother Nature has sent out a few reminders about the North Coast’s seismic vulnerability, including two earthquakes separated by seconds in December — a magnitude-5.7 and 6.2 — and the tsunami generated by a volcanic eruption near Tonga in January. While Humboldt County was largely spared in both cases […]
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Hoopa Tribe Awarded $5 Million Beautification Grant
The Hoopa Valley Tribe has been awarded $5 million from the state’s Clean California initiative, the largest amount available under the Caltrans-led program that grants funding to beautify public spaces. According to a news release, the money will go toward makeovers in four separate areas owned by the Hoopa Tribe — Pookey’s Park, the Hoopa Rodeo […]
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High Risk of Sneaker Waves on Saturday
The Eureka office of the National Weather Service is warning of a high risk of sneaker waves Saturday due to a long-period westerly swell of around 6 to 9 feet, with a hazardous beach statement in effect from late tonight through Saturday night. Sneaker waves are large powerful waves that can appear suddenly after a long […]
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Snow Falling: Amid Climate Change, Overhauling California Water Projections Gains Urgency
The Sierra Nevada hasn’t provided nearly as much water as predicted. Now the state is struggling to overhaul its snow runoff forecasts. Packed onto the slopes of the Sierra Nevada is a precious source of water for California — a frozen reservoir that climate change is already transforming. As the planet warms, the spring snowpack […]
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Hard Freeze Warning: Temps Likely to Dip into the 20s
Just two weeks after unseasonably warm temperatures set new highs for the date, the North Coast is headed in the opposite direction, with record low temperatures expected in the region tomorrow morning, a cold trend likely to continue Thursday and Friday. The Eureka office of the National Weather Service has issued a hard freeze warning […]
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UPDATED: Forecast: Snow in the Mountains, Rain Across the Region
The Eureka office of the National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for the mountains of northern Humboldt County and interior areas of Southern Humboldt and Del Norte County that runs for 24 hours starting at 7 a.m. Monday. According to the advisory snow is expected a total of 3 to 5 inches […]