Jacob Margolis
Science Reporter
(he/him)
Jacob Margolis is a science reporter and podcast host whose work currently focuses on climate change and disasters.
He created, wrote and hosted the LAist Studios podcasts, The Big One: Your Survival Guide and The Big Burn: How To Survive In The Age of Wildfires.
He was part of the team that won the 2021 Investigative Reporters and Editors Audio Journalism Award for the series "Hot Days: Heat’s Mounting Death Toll On Workers In The U.S."
Before disasters, his reporting took him all across our galaxy, as he dove deep on space exploration.
When he’s not reporting, he’s in the garden and spending time with his family in Los Angeles, where he grew up.
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It's been 19 years since NOAA last issued a geomagnetic storm watch for an event this size. -
Maybe in 2025? Although, 2022-23 was a La Niña year and look at what happened.
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Shaking was likely felt as far away as San Bernardino, but damage is unlikely.
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Thunderstorms can arrive in the Sierra year round, but tend to peak during monsoon season in July and August.
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Ship noise can have deleterious affects on marine life, including whales.
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The drought years were very, very hard on our trees. Conditions have improved a lot.
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Astronomical events are twice as exciting with friends.
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We do have some of the same types of buildings here.
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We haven't gotten as much precipitation as last year.
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An entire hillside weakened during a particularly wet winter could fail at any time.
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