Scientists call it California's "other big one," and they say it could cause three times as much damage as a major earthquake ripping along the San Andreas.
Kelp is a keystone in the ocean ecosystem. It's not entirely clear why the urchins have taken over, but there's optimism that the kelp devastation is temporary.
A new analysis points to areas where there is increasing potential for conflict as a growing demand for water collides with the impacts of climate change.
Santa Rosa may be zeroing in on the cause of the contamination in the water supply of a Fountaingrove neighborhood devastated by the October wildfires, but there are troubling signs the problem may extend into the surrounding area.
Weeks of high water following a hurricane, tropical storm and rain is putting wildlife and tree islands in danger in the Everglades wilderness, risking what state wildlife officials are calling a pending ‘catastrophe.’
