Snow accumulation can already be seen on multiple ALERTCalifornia cameras. This is the latest view from Mammoth Mountain. Check conditions live at: bit.ly/4p0hDzf

The #PackFire in Mono County is visible on ALERTCalifornia's Silver Peak 1 & 2 cameras. Look to CAL FIRE San Bernardino/Inyo/Mono Unit for updates and see conditions live at: bit.ly/43sRf8e

New camera online: This one is located close to home with our peers at @sandiegostate.bsky.social. See the live views from the ALERTCalifornia SDSU Chapultepec 1 camera at: https://bit.ly/3JSwOuS

An impactful #AtmosphericRiver is forecast to make landfall over CA this evening and bring multiple days of heavy precipitation to the state through Sat. Forecasts have trended towards a slower AR, prolonging the event duration & increasing precip. totals. Read more cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...

ALERTCalifornia's cameras are ready to support emergency managers and the public during the upcoming #AtmosphericRiver. Check conditions live 24/7 at cameras.alertcalifornia.org. Look to @scrippsocean.bsky.social's#AtmosphericRiverCenter For Western Weather and Water Extremes to learn more https://cw3e.ucsd.edu

⚠️An updated forecast for this week's #AtmosphericRiver set to impact the U.S. West Coast. More information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...

@alertcalifornia.bsky.social webcam aurora chasing will have to do tonight

Aurora now BLAZING red at Likely Mountain 2 @alertcalifornia.bsky.social webcam in far northeastern California. Altocumulus clouds add nice effect.

Did you spot the aurora on ALERTCalifornia's cameras lats night? It was visible across much of Northern California and was so bright it flipped many cameras into full color "day mode." Tag us in your aurora captures from the ALERTCalifornia network - we can't wait to see them!

Wildfires aren’t necessarily happening more often, but they are becoming more intense. A new international study shows that hotter, drier conditions are making it easier for fires to spread rapidly once they begin. phys.org/news/2025-10... 1/2 #WildfireResearch

This might be our best capture of an acorn woodpecker so far. Spotted on the ALERTCalifornia Philo 2 camera north of Boonville. Be sure to tag us if you spot cool wildlife and be sure to not to crop the black information bar so we know the camera details.

Bear! Another black bear was seen on the Deer Horn 1 camera in Humboldt County.

Time-lapse of the Scissors Fire from Sunday 11/2 in San Diego County. Captured by ALERTCalifornia's Vulcan South camera. See post-fire conditions live at bit.ly/3Q9Z2BV

Are you attending the UC San Diego Contextual Robotics Institute's 10th annual Forum on Nov. 5? Don't miss ALERTCalifornia Co-PI Dr. Falko Kuester presenting "Engineering for the Extremes" at 1:30. Learn more about the event at https://cri.ucsd.edu/forum (registration required).

We recently spotted California condor "Jabba" (orange tag 95) on the Henrietta Peak camera. This condor hatched in the wild and is part of the Big Sur flock. Please always tag us if you see a condor and make sure to include the entire black info bar in the screen capture.

Boo! We see you. These curious ravens were interacting with the reflective camera dome on the ALERTCalifornia Briones Tabletop camera. Happy Halloween 🐦‍⬛ 🎃

Making your Halloween plans? Check conditions close to home and across the state before heading out at cameras.alertcalifornia.org 🎃 👻 🐈‍⬛

We spotted this acorn woodpecker carrying its namesake on the Atlas Peak ALERTCalifornia camera north of Napa. Which is your favorite ALERTCalifornia birdwatching camera?

New cameras online: Shake Creek 1 & 2 were recently added northeast of Shasta Lake in Shasta National Forest. Each new camera improves the ALERTCalifornia network's viewshed coverage to support firefighters and emergency managers. See the view live at: https://bit.ly/3L2uOAw

This beautiful golden eagle was spotted on ALERTCalifornia's BenBolte cameras east of Sacramento over the weekend. The video is a compilation of time-lapses from both collocated BenBolte cameras. The eagle leaves for a short time in the middle but returns 🦅

Mount Shasta has a cute cloud hat this afternoon thats visible from multiple ALERTCalifornia cameras. Check which cameras have the best angle at https://bit.ly/3J5c96s

We spotted Big Sur Flock condor "Little Great One" (with orange tag # 89) on the Henrietta Peak camera during this week's storm. She roosted there through the night and into the next morning.

Snow! The first storm of the season brought snow to many of California's winter playgrounds. Check out conditions at your favorite mountains at https://bit.ly/3VxZiNH

Our Skyline College camera above Pacifica captured last night's blustery sunset. Stay on top of the first storm of the season by checking ALERTCalifornia's more than 1,200 cameras across the state. We're always live at cameras.alertcalifornia.org/

New story on this summer's shake table tests on the 10-story building made of cold-formed steel. ALERTCalifornia helped collect data to understand the building's resiliency to multiple hazards like earthquakes followed by fires. https://bit.ly/46rnDdm

New cameras online: Bear Mountain Lookout 1 & 2 are located in the mountains between Mount Shasta and the Modoc Lava Flats at the historic Bear Mountain Lookout in Siskiyou County. See conditions live: https://bit.ly/46ngIR7

How much data is ALERTCalifornia accumulating every minute? With so many natural-hazard monitoring cameras across CA, our program processes about 5,400 frames per minute that are then saved in our archive, providing live situational awareness & a record of change over time.

New cameras: View Peak 1 & 2 were recently added to the ALERTCalifornia network. They are inland of Pismo Beach and provide views of the communities of Pismo, Oceano, and Arroyo Grande as well as the hills above Nipomo Valley. Live view: https://bit.ly/3JTUlv1

Does the Rocky Hill camera site need to have a new nickname? Maybe "Golden Eagle's Roost?" This camera is the best on the network to consistently spot these impressive birds of prey.

We spotted deer at sunrise on the Bear Mtn. South cameras.

New cameras: Duncan Peak Lookout 1 & 2 were added to the historic Duncan Peak Lookout on Little Bald Mountain in Tahoe National Forest. The 1st lookout at this site was built between 1910 and 1915. Today's lookout is the 3rd & was built in 1943. Live view: https://bit.ly/4pfdY0Q

Did you know that all of ALERTCalifornia's camera feeds are archived? With a growing network of more than 1,200 cameras we now have over 40 billion frames in the archive. 🤯 These frames create a longterm dataset that reflects changes in California over time.

Meep Meep. We're always excited to spot roadrunners on the ALERTCalifornia cameras. This one struck a pose for the Sycamore Flat 2 camera.

New cameras online: The Rancho De Cielo 1 & 2 cameras were recently added to ALERTCalifornia's network. Located above Malibu, these collocated cameras provide sweeping views of the Santa Monica Mountains. Check the live cameras: https://bit.ly/41LnDlO

Rocky Hill is still one of the best ALERTCalifornia cameras to spot Golden Eagles. We've seen this tagged individual may times over the years. Do you have a favorite camera for bird watching? #Firecambirds

New camera online: Black Mtn. 2 (San Luis Obsipo) was recently added to the ALERTCalifornia network. Located in Los Padres National Forest, it joins a collocated camera to provide sweeping views of the mountains and surrounding valleys. Watch live: https://bit.ly/488NVSJ

Video showing construction, seismic testing, fire testing, CAL FIRE/San Diego County Fire training, & de-construction of the 10-story cold-formed steel-framed building on UC San Diego's earthquake simulator. ALERTCalifornia supported with drone footage and sensor readings. https://bit.ly/46ERrTO

New camera: Our field team was busy this summer and we are catching up on sharing new cameras that were added to ALERTCalifornia's network. Don't miss Fremont Peak 2 - collocated camera inland of Castroville and Monterey Bay. Watch live: https://bit.ly/3Kb1dUQ

Awesome capture shared by @sequoiagrove_ on Twitter/X. This is the first mother bear with cubs that have been spotted on an ALERTCalifornia camera. 🐻 Please always tag us if you see cool wildlife (but don't crop the image - the black information bar has all the details we need).

New camera online: Mt. Lowe 1 is located in the Santa Lucia Range northeast of San Luis Obispo and provides excellent views of the Santa Lucia Wilderness. See the view live at: https://bit.ly/41JMhDd

It's not every day we see a buck in a debris basin. This large deer was spotted at the Bailey Canyon Debris Basin - one of three debris basins where seven ALERTCalifornia cameras were rapidly installed below burn scars from the Los Angles Fires in February 2025.

California condor "Phoebe the Forager" (black tag with the number 69) is within view of the Henrietta Peak 2 camera right now. Check her out at: https://bit.ly/4mOq1Re

New cameras online: Prather Meadow 1 & 2 were recently added to the ALERTCalifornia network in Stanislaus National Forest. See the views live at: https://bit.ly/47sWS9m

Time-lapse from 9/2 of ALERTCalifornia's Moccasin Peak 2 camera showing one of the many starts that comprise the TCU September Lightning Complex. See conditions live: bit.ly/4lZbWyW and look to CAL FIRE Tuolumne-Calaveras Unit for updates. #calfiretcu2025septemberlightning

We are proud to partner with @calfire.bsky.social! Thank you for featuring our hardworking ALERTCalifornia field team and for highlighting our collaborative efforts to help firefighters with @ucsandiego.bsky.social science.

Traveling in California this weekend? Check conditions before you go at cameras.alertcalifornia.org. We have more than 1,200 live streams from the coast, in cities, through the central valley, across the mountains, overlooking the deserts, and more.

Time-lapse showing the growth of the #PeterFire in Lake County from ALERTCalifornia's Kelseyville1 camera. See conditions live at bit.ly/4mGRsfG and look to @calfirelnu.bsky.social for updates.

Congrats to our partner @calfire.bsky.social on their award-winning site! We collaborated with their team to incorporate ALERTCalifornia's cameras' live views on to each fire incident page. Check www.fire.ca.gov to learn more about fire safety and incident updates directly from the experts.

Extended time-lapses of the afternoon growth of the #GarnetFire on 8/27 is now up on YT: https://bit.ly/4mHWys0. See conditions live from multiple ALERTCalifornia cameras at: https://bit.ly/4oYBj6C

The #GarnetFire in Sierra National Forest is showing increased activity this afternoon. Use the time-lapse feature on the Delilah Lookout 2 camera to see today's growth: https://bit.ly/4n4hKbx