September 22, 2021 | Manola Secaira
For a long time, Indigenous knowledge has been ignored in Western science and academia. A recent report challenges this trend, by including tribal perspectives in research on the indicators of climate change.
September 22, 2021
Here’s the latest information on the wildfires burning throughout Northern California.
September 21, 2021
Officials warn that next year’s cuts in water supply could go even deeper as severe drought grips nearly 90% of California. Residents of the North Coast and Bay Area conserved more than Southern Californians did.
September 21, 2021
Over the last year and a half, almost four dozen Cal Fire firefighters have suffered from heat illness during training, and since 2003, five have died.
September 20, 2021
The sequoias are "wrapped with house-wrapping material, kind of an aluminum-foil fabric that goes around the base of the trees," says Jon Wallace, who is helping to lead the firefighting effort.
September 20, 2021 | Chris Hagan | Ed Fletcher
Officials say drivers should be alert to crews working along the highway and cautioned that the area will look very different than it did before the fire.
September 17, 2021
The world's largest trees are adapted to wildfires. But with fires getting more extreme, scientists warn that giant sequoias are running out of time.
September 16, 2021
Here's how to find the latest information on conditions, evacuations and closures for the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County.
September 16, 2021 | Manola Secaira
California officials are falling behind on goals to treat forest land via prescribed burns. Advocates rallied behind a bill to make the burns more accessible, saying that it’ll take the effort of more than state agencies to catch up.
September 11, 2021
With so many disasters happening so frequently, many people are feeling overwhelmed or hopeless. Reflecting on what you can do personally to combat climate change may help, a psychiatrist says.
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September 23, 2021
Speaking at the U.N. General Assembly, the British prime minister said the global community needs to "listen to the warnings of the scientists."
September 22, 2021
Attributed to climate change, Brazil's historic drought is devastating its coffee farmers, who's crops supply much of the world.
September 22, 2021
South Texas is the one place in the U.S. where ocelots breed in the wild. After the death of a male, scientists tried something novel: artificial insemination from a wild ocelot into one at a zoo.
September 22, 2021
Entergy failed to rebuild a stronger system after hurricanes repeatedly damaged its electric grid. Then Hurricane Ida knocked out power for more than a week in the middle of a heat wave.
September 21, 2021
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced it will push to protect workers against rising temperatures, including a federal rule to safeguard workers from heat-related illnesses.
