Climate & Environment

More local dengue is popping up in LA County. Here’s a look at the treatments being done to curb it

We rode along on a recent aerial spraying treatment in El Monte to get a sense of how officials are responding to the local outbreak in the San Gabriel Valley.

A wide view look at a white moving truck as it drives into an intersection at night with a machine on the truck bed spraying insecticide into the air.

Patchy fog and drizzle this morning followed by partly cloudy skies

Today will be a few degrees cooler than yesterday.

An image of a foggy downtown L.A. with a view of several skyscrapers and palm trees along the road.

Patchy fog this morning followed by sunny skies and cool weather

It's finally sweater weather.

A new national marine sanctuary is being created off California, the first led by a tribe

Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the Indigenous groups that fought to create it.

Amplify Energy to pay $5 million to Huntington Beach after 2021 oil spill

The spill closed nearby beaches and harbors, and prompted the controversial cancellation of the city's annual airshow.

Fall weather brings cool temps and chance of drizzle later this week

It's finally sweater weather.

Fluffy clouds in front of blue skies atop a hill of houses.

The shifting jet stream has magnified wildfires and plagues. What’s next?

New research shows that the patterns of Earth’s high winds have led to serious problems on the ground.

A firefighter in silhouette stands in front of bright red and orange colored flames.

The flip side to Colorado River conservation? A drying Salton Sea

As Southern California farmers conserve a lot more water, the Salton Sea is drying up faster.

The view from a ridge covered in yucca and other desert plants of a lake edge. Square agricultural fields in different shades of green border the lake in the distance, while light brown sand borders it closer to the camera.

Ducks love to eat this climate-friendly food. Now you might, too

Azolla is a nutritious aquatic fern that grows like crazy. New research finds that the cyanobacteria within the plant are nontoxic, potentially clearing the way for Azolla to become a novel food.