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El Niño is coming — What this could mean for California’s fire season
Michael Steinberg, Contributor
// April 15, 2023
![man in all black with goggles and hat in snow on a bridge being filmed by a man with a large camera who is wearing a yellow jacket](https://theorion.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/SNOW.jpg)
Student storm chaser talks Valley’s Edge, safety and passion
Molly Myers, Editor-in-Chief
// April 1, 2023
![Heavy snow falling at Kohm Yah-Mah-Nee Visitor Center, Nov. 7, 2022. Photo by Michael Steinberg.](https://theorion.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/IMG_3946-900x589.jpeg)
November snowstorm batters Cascades and Sierras east of Chico
Michael Steinberg, Contributor
// November 15, 2022
![Erosion damage on the bottom half of the Oroville Spillway prompted the Department of California Water Resources to reduce the outflow from the lake. Photo courtesy of the Department of California Water Resources.](https://theorion.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/Orovill_dam_spillway_2017-02-11_16730609_10154430795287449_8360716524217440974_n-900x675.jpeg)
Oroville Spillway crisis sheds light on failing infrastructure
Editorial Board
// February 15, 2017
![Rainfall in Chico per inch over the last three years. Photo credit: Bianca Quilantan](https://theorion.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/16593656_1344151042295004_1873514653_o-900x571.jpeg)
California stuck in state of emergency
Victoria Rohrer
// February 7, 2017
![Photo credit: Dongyoung Won](https://theorion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/prices_web.png)
Chico is getting expensive
Alex Horne
// April 28, 2016
![El Ninos warmer currents shift eastward in the Pacific Ocean causing changes in temperature across the United States. Photo credit: Christine Zuniga](https://theorion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/elninoinfograph.jpg)
El Nino brings warmer weather to Chico
Christine Zuniga
// March 2, 2016
![Chico creek flows through campus outside of Butte Hall.](https://theorion.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/creek.gif)
Too hot California causing El Nino to chill out
Kayla Fitzgerald
// February 14, 2016
![Many trees may experience sudden limb drop— a phenomenon that usually happens during drought conditions where limbs can fall unexpectedly due to water build up. Photo credit: Sara-Elizabeth Whitchurch](https://theorion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/TreeBRANCH.jpg)
Chico summers send tree branches crashing down
Austin Herbaugh
// September 7, 2015
![Brittney Patera, MS, RD Sports Dietitian and Chico alumna, discusses the importance of staying hydrated to avoid heat-related illnesses. Photo courtesy of Brittney Patera.](https://theorion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/Brittney-Patera.jpg)
Avoiding heat-related illnesses
Sarah Strausser
// August 30, 2015
![Chico State is making an effort to conserve water by not watering lawns and embracing the dead look. Photo credit: Alicia Brogden](https://theorion.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/signWEB.jpg)
Chico State reduces water usage by 43 percent
Austin Herbaugh
// August 30, 2015
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