Climate & Environment

How The Climate Crisis Is Threatening An Indigenous Basketry Tradition In SoCal

Culturally important plants are becoming harder to find in the wild.

An older woman with dark hair stands with her young grandchildren outside under a shade structure.

How Glaciers Melted 20,000 Years Ago May Offer Clues About Climate Change's Effects

New research out of the British Antarctic Survey found thousands of underground channels left by ice age glacial melt. The findings could improve the accuracy of modern-day models of sea level rise.

An aerial view of icebergs and the ice sheet near Pituffik, Greenland.

That Magical Glimmering Glow Known As Bioluminescence Is Back Off California Shores

That glowing algae has been off California’s shores since the 19th century.

Blue waves glow as the tide rolls to shore on a beach with a lifeguard station.

California Offers To Reduce Imports Of Colorado River Water

Imperial Valley farmers and Southern California cities would get 9% less water from the river starting next year.

A river curves around between dusty hills. There is thick greenery along the banks. The sky has a yellow-reddish hue.

What you should know about the 20 biggest wildfires in recorded California history

All but two have burned in the last 20 years.

Firefighters are silhouetted on ridge with the sky full of red smoke

Your LA Garden Doesn't Have To Suffer. Get (Free!) Recycled Water Without Breaking The Rules

Don’t worry, this loophole is legal and eco-friendly.

Meet The California Farmers Awash In Colorado River Water, Even In A Drought

A single irrigation district in California, along the Mexican border, takes more water from the Colorado River than all of Arizona and Nevada. It's under pressure to use less.