Excessive heat warning in place for parts of SoCal as temperatures soar
Southern California has already endured scorching temperatures, and yet a deja vu hung in the air as parts of the Southland saw health alerts again this weekend as they baked in another intense heat...
View ArticleJuly was the hottest month on record globally
Earth sizzled in July and became the hottest month in 142 years of recordkeeping, U.S. weather officials announced. As extreme heat waves struck parts of the United States and Europe, the globe...
View ArticleNumbers reveal impact of heat, drought and wildfires in the West
The American West is baking, burning and drying in intertwined extreme weather. Four sets of numbers explain how bad it is now, while several others explain why it got this bad. The West is going...
View ArticleBrutal heat wave descending on SoCal prompts excessive heat warning, Flex Alert
Another heat wave descending on Southern California was expected to push temperatures into the triple digits, and potentially to record-breaking highs in the region’s high desert and interior valleys....
View ArticleMajor heat wave expected to hit SoCal later this week, further elevating...
Hot, hot, hotter. A heat wave is expected to hit much of the Southland later this week, increasing the potential for brush fires across the region. High pressure will gradually build over the Los...
View ArticleCalifornia wildfire activity up, and acreage burned jumps 58% over...
Amid rising temperatures, low humidity and intensifying drought conditions, California is seeing an increase in wildfire activity and acres burned this year, even compared to last year's...
View Article'It’s like having gasoline out there': Grim fire season starts much drier in...
As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape. The soil in the West is record dry for this time of year. In much of the region,...
View ArticleNOAA launches new life-saving ocean rip current forecast model
New technology developed by the National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration is aiming to help protect swimmers from dangerous rip currents. Scientists at NOAA have developed a new model that can...
View ArticleAmerica's new normal temperature 1 degree higher than 2 decades ago
America’s new normal temperature is a degree hotter than it was just two decades ago. Scientists have long talked about climate change — hotter temperatures, changes in rain and snowfall and more...
View ArticleGiant sea turtle population sees sharp decline off West Coast
Scientists were documenting stranded sea turtles on California's beaches nearly 40 years ago when they noticed that leatherbacks — massive sea turtles that date to the time of the dinosaurs — were...
View ArticleRecord-breaking stormy, fiery climate disasters struck relentlessly in 2020
Nature struck relentlessly in 2020 with record-breaking and deadly weather- and climate-related disasters. With the most named storms in the Atlantic, the largest-ever area of California burned by...
View Article'A warning siren': Unprecedented wildfires in Siberia linked to warming...
This year's vast wildfires in far northeastern Russia were linked to broader changes in a warming Arctic, according to a report Tuesday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration....
View Article'Quick trip back to summer': SoCal to see warmer conditions Sunday, Monday
Like some indestructible monster in a horror flick, summer-like heat in Southern California just keeps coming back. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s temperature outlook for Nov....
View ArticleNOAA winter forecast: California to see warmer, drier conditions as La Niña...
Southern California is likely to experience warmer and drier conditions this winter, raising concerns of more potential drought in the state, according to a new seasonal outlook released by the...
View ArticleEarth breaks September heat record, may reach warmest year ever documented
Earth sweltered to a record hot September last month, with U.S. climate officials saying there’s nearly a two-to-one chance that 2020 will end up as the globe’s hottest year on record. Boosted by...
View ArticleLa Niña may signal scant relief from California’s seemingly endless loop of...
After a brief interlude of mild temperatures Saturday, a warm-up is forecast to begin Sunday as upper-level high pressure builds into California, the National Weather Service said. High temperatures...
View ArticleTwo Dolphins Were Found Shot and Stabbed in Florida; $20,000 Reward Offered...
Two dolphins were found shot and stabbed within a week off the Florida coast, and authorities are now looking for whoever is responsible. At least 29 dolphins have been stranded in the Southeast since...
View ArticleNOAA Emails Show Outrage, Panic Over Trump’s False Claims on Hurricane Dorian
A flurry of newly released emails from scientists and top officials at the federal agency responsible for weather forecasting clearly illustrates the consternation and outright alarm caused by...
View ArticleEarth Had Its Hottest Decade on Record in 2010s, According to 2 U.S. Agencies
The decade that just ended was by far the hottest ever measured on Earth, capped off by the second-warmest year on record, two U.S. agencies reported Wednesday. And scientists said they see no end to...
View ArticleSmoke From Australian Wildfires Shuts Down Capitol Offices, Begins Traveling...
The Australian federal agency responsible for emergency management shuttered its Canberra office due to poor air quality Monday as the nation’s capital choked on smoke from deadly bushfires. On...
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