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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We can’t predict when a landslide will happen, but there are things to look out for. -
Vets from outside of the state have flown in to offer assistance.
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Remember, they're wild animals and can be dangerous.
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Fireworks shows can produce a lot of trash that ends up in the environment.
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According to the email, the police didn’t want those in the encampment to know that cleanup teams were coming so that they could potentially be arrested.
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Time to prep those go bags and clear that brush.
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Marine mammal treatment centers are overwhelmed by sick sea lions, likely due to a toxic algal bloom off of the Southern California coast.
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The 65-year-old British actor went missing while hiking in severe winter conditions in January.
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It’s a combination of geography, atmospheric conditions and how we build.
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Across Southern California, facilities used to treat marine mammals are full.
Stories by Jacob Margolis
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