geologists have identified a gradual but significant separation between the Earth’s crust and the mantle beneath the Sierra Nevada. Unlike typical earthquakes, which occur suddenly, this process ...

In a much-needed break after multiple years of severe droughts over the past two decades, California’s statewide Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides nearly one-third of the state’s water ...

Earthquakes in Western Nevada are caused by the extension that is pulling Nevada apart and wrenching created as the Sierra Nevada is pulled to the north because it is caught up in the Pacific ...

We also monitor eastern California and the Sierra Nevada,” explained Dr. Christie Rowe, Director of the Nevada Seismological Laboratory, the authority on earthquakes in Nevada. Dr. Rowe took ...

The mountain range straddling California and Nevada is the target of a storm that may offer a late-season boost to the West Coast’s water supply.

On Wednesday at 4:59 p.m., a 3.3-magnitude earthquake struck near Mesquite, Nevada, and Scenic, Arizona, according to the ...

TRUCKEE – Heavy snow is expected for most of St. Patrick's Day on Monday in the Sierra Nevada as another storm system moves through Northern California. For the Sacramento Valley, some ...

A winter storm warning is in effect through Thursday night for much of the mountains as a storm system is forecast to bring new snowfall to the Sierra Nevada, according to the weather service.

California's Sierra Nevada snowpack is currently at 90% of the historical average, a significant improvement from last year but lower than the record-breaking levels of 2023. While the northern ...