Comment: Prepare to say a farewell frond from Los Angeles palm trees
Call the mourners everywhere. And remind them to bring their chainsaws. We meet to prepare to say goodbye to Los…
Drought
When can we stop worrying about the fires in Southern California?
When our city went up in flames last week, everyone I know in Los Angeles was in emergency mode. As…
Heat-related deaths and illnesses increase due to climate change, experts warn | News about the climate crisis
Climate change is raising temperatures to dangerous levels, causing more deaths and the spread of infectious diseases, while worsening drought…
Coffee prices are rising: wake up and smell the climate change
Most Americans don't think twice about leaving half a glass of water on the table when leaving a restaurant. Only…
A summer of fire shows the costs of human folly in the face of extreme heat
As Greece tries to recover from the recent destructive wildfires in Athens, Southern Californians dealing with our own heat wave…
Nearly 68 million people affected by drought in southern Africa, authorities say | Climate crisis news
The head of the SADC regional bloc says 17 percent of the region's population needs help amid a drought driven…
As La Niña strengthens, drought potential increases
As La Niña gains strength in the tropical Pacific, forecasters warn the weather pattern could plunge California back into drought…
The last 25 years have been the driest in centuries in the American West
Three years ago, climate researchers shocked drought-weary Californians when they revealed that the American West was experiencing its driest 22-year…
Ranchers and farmers brace for 'biblical' grasshopper invasion in Northern California
When a torrent of grasshoppers devoured more than 100,000 acres of grassland and pasture three years ago in the northeast…
The Child comes out. Will dry conditions return to California?
After a year of dominance, El Niño's wrath has come to an end, but its weather-shaking counterpart, La Niña, is…