Ecosystems are not being able to adapt as quickly as the climate is changing. Scientists are turning to genetic work to guide ...

As more rain is concentrated in heavier storms, many parts of California and the western U.S. are drying, new research shows.

A marine heat wave is warming California’s coast, driving seabird starvation, ecosystem stress and record ocean temperatures.

The widespread hypothesis that climate warming will result in unprecedented agricultural pest populations and cause food ...

California has joined the International Union for Conservation of Nature, becoming a global leader in climate action and biodiversity protection, while the Trump administration cuts green jobs and ...

Sacramento has a problem with Cap-and-Invest, the “climate change” premium that adds at least 20 cents per gallon to the ...

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The ocean temperature on the West Coast has soared in recent months, rising 3 to 7 degrees above normal in places.

The cost of water and related services is rising twice as fast as inflation while utilities scramble to cope with escalating droughts and more intense storms.