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The series of storms that have pummeled the state have killed at least 19 people and left swaths of land flooded

CAPITOLA, Calif. — Rescuers called off the search for a 5-year-old boy swept away by floodwaters as powerful winter storms continued to pummel Northern California, causing rivers to swell to dangerous levels across the region.

Climate change is already altering these high-impact events.

This "will likely be one of the most impactful systems on a widespread scale ... in a long while," the NWS warns,

LOS ANGELES — Winter storms that doused California with much-needed rain and snow over the last week have managed to ease some dire drought conditions, but experts warned that the state still has a long way to go to truly reverse its historic dry streak.

Deaths confirmed by Siskiyou sheriff on Sunday as high temperatures add to challenge for firefighters

The heat could set all-time records, along with hundreds of daily milestones.

LOS ANGELES — The extreme temperatures that will bear down on California over the next week are the result of a “heat dome,” a phenomenon that typically brings broiling conditions to the state as summer fades into fall. But climate change is worsening the dome’s effects and making it more…

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — It starts to rain, and it doesn’t stop. Day after day after day. The rivers keep rising. Mud, ash and burned logs from recent wildfires clog the rapidly rising channels. Levees overtop or burst. Dams strain or buckle. Neighborhoods are submerged. Flood waters wash over freeways.