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 had four tornadoes touch down in one day back in 1982. -
The owls have all but completely disappeared from coastal Southern California.
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For space fans the chance to explore the famed campus is a golden ticket.
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Usually about half of our water supply comes from the L.A. aqueduct. This year it’ll be about 100% through summer.
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It's partly because the sun’s approaching solar maximum.
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We're seeing major reservoirs reach capacity already.
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It'll take longer than usual to get one fixed.
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California won’t stay wet forever, but remember — we do need fire.
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I don't know about you, but I'm tired of shuffling my warm weather plants in and out of the house because it's so cold.
Stories by Jacob Margolis
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