A bipartisan bill introduced on Jan. 28 by three California lawmakers would direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to maintain a program that improves wildfire forecasting and detection.

The mountains and foothills of Los Angeles County are in “extreme drought” conditions, about 36% of the county, explained Pugh. That’s one category shy of hitting the highest level, “exceptional drought,” and three higher than the lowest, “abnormally dry.” The rest of the county is in severe drought.

A “powerful and damaging” Santa Ana windstorm begins in Southern California, bringing extreme ... the highest level--has been expanded by NOAA SPC to include portions of San Diego County ...

Smoke and ash could poison plankton and other organisms that form the foundation of the marine food chain, biologists say.

An air quality alert was issued on Wednesday at 4:14 p.m. in effect until Thursday at 6 p.m. The alert is for San Bernardino and Riverside County Valleys-The Inland Empire, Santa Ana Mountains and Foothills and Orange County Inland.

California is investing $15 million to offset climate change threats to salmon and steelhead trout in river and stream habitats through watershed projects.

California's insurance crisis risks triggering broader financial instability, an expert in economics and the environment warned.

a division of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), forecasts “drought conditions will persist through the end of April” in Southern California, said Brad Pugh ...

Onlookers got a special treat when hundreds and hundreds of sea creatures propelled themselves from the water in California. A “super pod” of over 1,500 Risso’s dolphins were spotted by a boat in Carmel Bay, according to a Jan. 25 Instagram post by the Monterey Bay Whale Watch.

The wild January weather across the US is expected to continue this week with forecasts for heavy rain in southern states, after a surge of Arctic air that spilled southward and delivered rare record snowfall to the Gulf Coast last week.

The world endured three of its top-20 costliest disasters on record in 2024, its fifth-deadliest wildfire, and a record three heat waves that caused more than 1,000 deaths.

With increasingly hot weather and topographical features that resemble those in parts of Southern California, the booming Texas metropolis ranks fifth among U.S. cities threatened by wildfire.