Is California's wildfire season finally over? Don't bet on it, experts say
California has entered fall amid notably moist conditions that have left some wondering whether this year's fire season has officially fizzled.
California has entered fall amid notably moist conditions that have left some wondering whether this year's fire season has officially fizzled.
Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2023
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Parts of the New York City metropolitan area are sinking and rising at different rates due to factors ranging from land-use practices to long-lost glaciers, scientists have found. While the elevation changes seem small—fractions ...
Planetary Sciences
Sep 27, 2023
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Wildfires in California, exacerbated by human-driven climate change, are getting more severe. To better manage them, there's a growing need to know exactly what fuels the blazes after they ignite. In a study published in ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2023
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Point La Jolla, known as one of California's prime sea lion rookeries, will no longer be accessible to the public after a unanimous vote by the San Diego City Council.
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2023
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A coalition of environmental organizations has accused Southern California air regulators of allowing heavy emitters of smog-forming pollution to avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in federally mandated financial penalties.
Environment
Sep 20, 2023
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The US state of California sued five of the world's largest oil companies on Friday, alleging the firms caused billions of dollars in damages and misled the public by minimizing the risks from fossil fuels, according to a ...
Environment
Sep 17, 2023
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Methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, 80 times more potent at warming the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. In 2014, a California law required statewide methane emissions to be cut by 40% by 2030 from 2013 levels. Currently, ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 6, 2023
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Images of orange groves and Spanish-themed hotels with palm tree gardens filled countless pamphlets and articles promoting Southern California and Florida in the late 19th century, promising escape from winter's reach.
Environment
Sep 6, 2023
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East of Crescent City and Eureka, fires that started roughly three weeks ago continue to sear Northern California into September, authorities said.
Earth Sciences
Sep 4, 2023
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Sharon Daniels, 66, had lived in Antioch, California, since 1984.
Environment
Sep 4, 2023
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