Cities are getting warmer. UC Researchers are trying to help.
The past week of unrelenting heat has given California a sobering glimpse of the future. We’ve gotten a taste of what a warmer planet feels like — and it’s brutal.
Megaflood Could Decimate Parts of California, New Study Claims
Move over, earthquakes. Scientists say California is at risk of a megaflood that would do far more damage than any quake and could prove to be the most costly geophysical disaster to date.
The Next Big Climate Change Battle: Gas Stations
Five Bay Area cities have banned new gas stations in response to the growing threat of climate change. Los Angeles could be next.
The Fastest-Warming Cities in California
The United States has grown 2.6 degrees warmer since 1970. California is the 16th fastest-warming state. Our temperature has increased 2.9 degrees farenheight over the past 52 years.
A Joshua Tree Without the Trees? How Climate Change is Transforming California’s Deserts.
Climate change is threatening some of the most iconic plant life in California and could eventually transform our beloved desert communities.
CalPERS Releases Its First Climate Change Risk Assessment
In its first ever assessment of climate change’s potential impacts on pension risk, the California Public Employees Retirement System has found that 20% of its investments are in sectors vulnerable
LAO: How the State Can Help Cities and Counties Address Sea Level Rise
The state has an important role to play in helping local governments adapt to rising sea levels.
Forget Earthquakes. SoCal Could Be Leveled by a Mega Flood.
Experts call it an ARKStorm and they believe it could cause three times as much damage as the mega quake Angelenos have been warned about for decades.
America’s “Greenest” Cities: Six Out of the Top 10 Are in California
California is a big winner this year.