Some Escape Brutal Heat at Cooling Centers, Others Get Creative
The Western United States has been sweltering for more than a week with little respite for those without air-conditioning. Cooling centers can help, but not everyone takes advantage of them. As millions of people across the country continue to broil under soaring temperatures, many cities are investing in a practical way to help residents beat […]
As the Rains Ease in California, Many See the Damage Rise
https://lameramera.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/As-the-Rains-Ease-in-California-Many-See-the-Damage-Rise-The-New-York-Times.mp4 While the storm slowed on Saturday, flooded rivers forced some residents to evacuate, while others surveyed the destruction that was left behind. SPRINGVILLE, Calif. — Cassandra Honeyman spent Saturday helping salvage what she could from her aunt’s home. Ruined furniture sat on the back patio, and mud covered the interior of the one-story country […]
Californians Grow Weary as Storms Force Another Round of Evacuations
In some Central California communities, residents have had to pack up and leave several times already this year because of atmospheric rivers. WATSONVILLE, Calif. — Evacuation orders were in force, announced late on Thursday through social media posts and over speakers used by the local police department. Another storm was approaching. Residents needed to get […]
In a California Town, Farmworkers Start From Scratch After Surprise Flood
Planada residents spent decades building their lives in the Central Valley community. A brutal series of storms destroyed what they had. PLANADA, Calif. — Until the floodwaters came, until they rushed in and destroyed nearly everything, the little white house had been Cecilia Birrueta’s dream. She and her husband bought the two-bedroom fixer-upper 13 years […]