11 min listen
Winter Storm Could Bring Much Needed Snow to Sierra Mountains
Winter Storm Could Bring Much Needed Snow to Sierra Mountains
ratings:
Length:
17 minutes
Released:
Dec 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
California continues to struggle through the ongoing drought, and that's left many ski resorts wondering about how much snow they'll actually have this winter. But a storm next week is expected to help.
Guest: Bryan Allegretto, Forecaster with OpenSnow
Lawmakers discussed how California is going to prevent catastrophic wildfires during an oversight hearing on Tuesday. The hearing comes after a CapRadio investigation found that Governor Gavin Newsom significantly overstated his administration's accomplishments on wildfire prevention.
Reporter: Scott Rodd, CapRadio
In L.A. County, residents are avoiding going outside because they don’t want to breathe dirty air. That’s one of the most recent findings from a USC Dornsife survey.
Reporter: Caleigh Wells, KCRW
A lawsuit filed this week in a California court asks for more than $150 billion in compensation from Meta, aka Facebook, for failing to stop the spread of hate speech on its platform against the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED
While much of the attention has been on the COVID-19 vaccine, doctors are also advising everyone to get their flu shot. Cases were down significantly last year, in large part due to health orders from the pandemic.
Guest: Maria Raven, chief of emergency medicine at UCSF Health
Guest: Bryan Allegretto, Forecaster with OpenSnow
Lawmakers discussed how California is going to prevent catastrophic wildfires during an oversight hearing on Tuesday. The hearing comes after a CapRadio investigation found that Governor Gavin Newsom significantly overstated his administration's accomplishments on wildfire prevention.
Reporter: Scott Rodd, CapRadio
In L.A. County, residents are avoiding going outside because they don’t want to breathe dirty air. That’s one of the most recent findings from a USC Dornsife survey.
Reporter: Caleigh Wells, KCRW
A lawsuit filed this week in a California court asks for more than $150 billion in compensation from Meta, aka Facebook, for failing to stop the spread of hate speech on its platform against the Rohingya people in Myanmar.
Reporter: Rachael Myrow, KQED
While much of the attention has been on the COVID-19 vaccine, doctors are also advising everyone to get their flu shot. Cases were down significantly last year, in large part due to health orders from the pandemic.
Guest: Maria Raven, chief of emergency medicine at UCSF Health
Released:
Dec 8, 2021
Format:
Podcast episode
Titles in the series (100)
Tele-Medicine Gets a Boost During Pandemic: Tele-Medicine Gets a Boost from Coronavirus The pandemic is changing how we interact with medical professionals. For instance, Medicare and Medicaid have expanded access to tele-health appointments for their members. by KQED's The California Report