The Latest Breaking News on California's flood problems could get even worse as a 12th atmospheric river prepares to hit the state

LOS ANGELES — A historic winter storm slamming California with heavy rains, dangerous winds and rare snowfall intensified Friday as it moved south, shutting down mountain freeways and prompting warnings from forecasters for severe weather not often seen in the state.

LOS ANGELES — A powerful and menacing winter storm moved into Southern California on Friday, dumping heaps of rain and snow and prompting severe weather warnings not often seen in the region.

The LA blizzard warning is the first since 1989.

Authorities warn residents that severe weather, including blizzards, could create dangerous driving conditions in US.

A coast-to-coast storm that paralyzed roads and blacked out nearly 1 million homes and businesses is set to pound California, sparking warnings about floods and blizzards

A brutal winter storm that trapped drivers on icy roads, blacked out hundreds of thousands of homes, grounded airplanes and closed schools across much of the country is now poised to slam California

LOS ANGELES — Only weeks after a series of atmospheric rivers deluged California, the state is once again bracing for powerful winter weather that could deliver heaps of rain and snow, including fresh powder at elevations as low as 1,500 feet.

Auckland (AFP) - Cyclone Gabrielle swept away roads, inundated homes and left 225,000 people without power in New Zealand Tuesday, as a national state of emergency was declared.

Downpours bumped California out of the most extreme categories of drought, but the storms also left behind a dangerous mess

The Bureau of Meteorlogy said a "moist and unstable airmass is producing isolated heavy falls with thunderstorms".

Lawmakers will have to resist inertia and oil and gas influence as the climate crisis worsens