Climate & Environment

Calling citizen scientists: Help document this year's monarch migration

California's state parks are calling on the public to take photos of the iconic butterflies to help with research.

Monarch butterflies from Canada stop to rest in Cleveland's Wendy Park on their way to Mexico on Sept. 12, 2023.

Dozens of lightning strike fires are burning across California. A warming climate could bring more, according to new study

When lightning strikes are abundant, so are wildfires — some in remote places across the state. Scientists warn there may be more in the future.

Lightning is pictured above a mountain range

SoCal temps continue to cool down amid drier conditions

Temperatures will continue to cool down through Saturday.

Want to help conserve monarch butterflies? Plant some free milkweed in your yard

Monarch butterflies are on a path to extinction, but there is a way to support them — and maybe see them in your own yard — by planting milkweed.

A monarch butterfly on a eucalyptus grove near the Pismo State Beach Butterfly Grove.

Cellphone emergency alerts aren't foolproof. Could blaring sirens help during the next big fire?

Emergency alerts can save your life, but January's fires in L.A. highlighted the limits of cellphone warnings.

Black smoke and an orange cast sky can be seen in the distance behind a hillside dotted with homes

SoCal to see relief from the heat

Temperatures are expected to gradually ease through Friday.

Angeles National Forest is hiring wildland firefighters. Here’s how you can apply

The positions include hotshot crews, helicopter teams, and dispatchers, to name a few.

A firefighter wearing a yellow hard hat and yellow jacket is directing a hose of water to his front left, out of view of the camera. Red and orange flames can be seen burning in the background amid trees. The sky is sort of dark and hazy.

Trump administration cancels $679 million for offshore wind projects at ports

Ports across the U.S., including one in Northern California, were planning to become economic hubs for the growing offshore wind industry. The Trump administration is canceling grants to build the infrastructure for it.

Five wind turbines on the horizon rise above the blue colored water that dominates most of the photograph. Blue sky is above the wind turbines

New rebate program for SoCal residents and businesses to switch to zero-emission heat pumps

The South Coast Air Quality Management District has launched their new GO ZERO program.

A heat pump — a white box with a small grill covering a round opening with what appears to be a fan inside — is attached to the exterior of a house.

Sticky, hot weather continues for SoCal

Risk of thunderstorms and showers are still present.

Yellow and pink flowers in a green garden with a white pillar structure in the background.

Why it's so blustery, muggy and cloudy in Southern California

The weather’s been a little different lately, with humidity, isolated rain and wind gusts throughout much of Southern California. What’s causing the late-summer bout of gray?

The view of the downtown L.A. skyline and the rest of the city of L.A. with gray skies in the background.

Monsoon moisture is back, bringing threat of showers and thunderstorms

Northeast L.A County is under a flood watch as threat of showers and thunderstorms looms.

A person sits with umbrellas while watching surfers at Venice Beach under gray skies.

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