La Niña Poses Chaos Risk With Twist in California: Weather Watch

Jan. 12, 2026, 1:00 PM UTC

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La Niña winters usually mean California, especially the southern half, will be bone dry and the state headed for a summer drought.

But this season, storms have rolled in off the Pacific Ocean, bringing record downpours that damaged some crops and infrastructure. Most notably, there’s been more rain than snow, ironically putting California at risk of tighter water resources ...

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