‘Healing process’: Indigenous people welcome Tulare Lake return Flooding due to climate change restores US lake, causing devastation for some and a ‘blessing’ to others. Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2023
‘It’s a disaster’: California farmer faces ordeal as pistachio farm sits underwater CORCORAN, Calif. — A few years ago, Makram Hanna took his savings from years of work in real estate and decided to make a big investment together with relatives and two other families. They bought 1,270 acres of farmland in Kings County, and in 2021 they planted pistachio trees. Los Angeles Times · Jul 6, 2023
California's epic snowpack is melting. Here's what to expect Warmer temperatures are melting the state's historic snowpack. Already flooded communities downstream are scrambling to prepare for the surge. WEKU · May 5, 2023
San Joaquin Valley farmers dig in for the next battle: An epic Sierra snowmelt CORCORAN, Calif. — Tom Barcellos has farmed the reclaimed soil of the Tulare Lake Basin for nearly five decades, and he’s rarely witnessed a winter like 2023. Los Angeles Times · Apr 16, 2023
Worry and suspicion reign as once-dry Tulare Lake drowns California farmland CORCORAN, Calif. — Sixth Avenue used to cut through miles of farmland. Now, the road has disappeared under muddy water, its path marked by sodden telephone poles that protrude from the swelling lake. Water laps just below the windows of a lone farmhouse that sits alongside the submerged route. Los Angeles Times · Mar 29, 2023