July 29, 2019
Stories tagged "California"
July 16, 2019
As First Residents Return to Paradise, Study Shows Cali Forest Fires Have Increased 800%
By Monica Medina and Alexandra Patel A study just published in the Journal Earth’s Future found that as a result of California’s increasingly long and dry summers caused by climate change, the state overall has experienced in the last 50 years a 500%...July 15, 2019
California’s New Wildfire Plans Leaves Public with Mixed Feelings
On Friday, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill that would change the way the state pays for fire damages caused by utilities. As Reuters explained, Credit rating agency, S&P previously warned it could lower its ratings on the state’s two other major...July 8, 2019
Two Quakes Shake SoCal Over 4th of July, is the Big One Next?
As the Huffington Post wrote this past weekend, “California was hit by back-to-back earthquakes over the Fourth of July holiday. On Thursday, a 6.4 magnitude quake struck near a small, rural town in Southern California called Ridgecrest, about 150 miles from Los...July 3, 2019
Ocean News to Note This 4th of July Holiday
As Weather.com reported, unusually warm temperatures combined with seasonal low tides have literally roasted California mussels in their shells in a mass die-off that could have larger implications on the local marine ecosystem. At the same time, this July 4th weekend...June 24, 2019
Future of Fighting Fires in CA May Be Big Data
The firefighting community in Los Angeles has spent the last 18 months testing a program developed by the WiFire Lab at the San Diego Supercomputer Center that can predict in real time where active fires will spread next, which is particularly important in dense urban...June 2, 2019
Record Number of Grey Whales Washing Up on West Coast Beaches
An alarming spike of grey whale deaths along the US West Coast has prompted the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to declare the deaths an “unusual mortality event.” This designation means that the deaths required greater scrutiny and...May 9, 2019
California Bans Pesticide That Harms Brain Development
Video: Earth Justice California’s tough environmental regulations — and its divide with the Trump Administration on all things environment — just got bigger. The San Francisco Chronicle and The Washington Post reported yesterday that California is...May 6, 2019
Despite wet winter, 2019 wildfire season still a threat in the West
Ask just about any Californian and they will tell you that 2018’s massive wildfires are still fresh in their memory just as the 2019 fire season has officially arrived. Last week the National Interagency Fire Center put Californians on notice that they should...April 8, 2019