El Nino Storm

Last winter, El Nino-driven storms dumped much-needed snow and rain over California, boosting reservoir levels and fueling hopes the parched state's four-year drought might end.

Forget about selfies. In California, residents are using smartphones and drones to document the coastline's changing face.

The idea is that crowd-sourced, geotagged images of storm surges and flooded beaches will give scientists a brief window into what the future holds.

The first major El Nino storm of the season battered southern California on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain to the drought-stricken region and causing flooding and mudslides in some areas.

An Oregon woman was killed in her bed early on Wednesday after a tree crashed through the roof of her home as storms caused severe flooding, power outages and evacuations across the US Pacific Northwest, authorities said.

Last winter, El Nino-driven storms dumped much-needed snow and rain over California, boosting reservoir levels and fueling hopes the parched state's four-year drought might end.

Forget about selfies. In California, residents are using smartphones and drones to document the coastline's changing face.

The idea is that crowd-sourced, geotagged images of storm surges and flooded beaches will give scientists a brief window into what the future holds.

The first major El Nino storm of the season battered southern California on Tuesday, bringing heavy rain to the drought-stricken region and causing flooding and mudslides in some areas.

An Oregon woman was killed in her bed early on Wednesday after a tree crashed through the roof of her home as storms caused severe flooding, power outages and evacuations across the US Pacific Northwest, authorities said.