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Russian River nonprofit to fold as Brenda Adelman looks back on five decades of environmental activism
3+ week, 18+ hour ago (1419+ words) GUERNEVILLE " The record heat that last month barreled into the final days of winter in California ushered in the sounds of summer along the lower Russian River. Beachgoers laughed and splashed as kayakers and paddleboarders paraded between the banks, all…...
How to prepare for an earthquake in California
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1111+ words) Emergency officials and seismologists say it's a matter of when, not if, a large earthquake will strike the area. The region is threaded with a number of fault lines that have been building up considerable pressure and the U. S. Geological Survey…...
How would the "Big One" impact Sonoma County today? Earthquake hazard modeling provides an idea
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1732+ words) Part 2 of a series. Go here to read Part 1. Part 3 coming Monday. It could strike without warning " even in an age of advanced alerting systems. A sudden jolt would be followed in some places by violent waves that cause the…...
St. Helena spells out plan to tackle brown tap water
4+ week, 13+ hour ago (649+ words) While St. Helena has made efforts to stop minerals that cause discolored water from flowing through city pipes to residents" homes, a buildup of those minerals likely still remains in the old water distribution system the city may ultimately seek…...
What's behind the more than 130 small earthquakes hitting The Geysers?
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (375+ words) A series of more than 100 earthquakes has hit Northern California, shaking up the Geysers geothermal steam field in Sonoma and Lake counties. Since Thursday, at least 131 earthquakes have been recorded " as small as magnitude 0. 2 and as big as magnitude 4. The…...
Those Sonoma County quakes aren't the scary part
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (620+ words) The 4. 0 quake and its aftershocks were modest shakes that caused no reported damage and fall well within normal regional activity. No fault has been definitively identified, though the Rodgers Creek Fault lies near the area and is part of the…...
Napa County moves forward with new groundwater fees for farms and well users
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (535+ words) Napa County will begin charging fees to groundwater users in the Napa Valley sub-basin in 2026 to help fund the county's state-mandated groundwater agency. The fee structure varies by type of groundwater user. Agricultural users will be charged up to $98. 74 per…...
The next "Big One" on the San Andreas fault might not be the earthquake we expect, researchers say
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (1173+ words) LOS ANGELES " What could the next mega-earthquake on California's notorious San Andreas fault look like? Would it be a repeat of 1857, when an earthquake estimated at magnitude 7. 7 to 7. 9 ruptured the fault from Monterey County all the way through Los Angeles…...
Yellowstone National Park visitor drinks the hot springs
8+ mon, 2+ week ago (245+ words) Some of the prime attractions that make Yellowstone National Park stunning and unique are the park's 10, 000-plus hydrothermal features " geysers, mud pots, cauldrons, steam vents and hot springs. But every year, visitors ignore posted warnings and common sense at these…...
Marsquakes indicate a solid core for the red planet, just like Earth
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (465+ words) It turns out Mars has a solid core just like Earth. The Chinese-led research team based their findings on seismic readings from NASA's In Sight lander on Mars, which recorded more than 1, 300 marsquakes before shutting down in 2022. The spacecraft landed…...