Climate

HALF MOON BAY, Calif.  —  On the docks at Pillar Point Harbor, fishing crews have been arriving with loads of freshly caught Dungeness crab. The season is almost over, and …

JAKARTA, Indonesia —  Roads turned to murky brown rivers, homes were swept away by strong currents and bodies were pulled from mud during deadly flash floods and landslides after torrential rains …

Discerning what makes rattlesnakes tick is a life’s work for researchers like William Hayes. So if he wants to introduce you to the biological complexity that makes them worthy of …

The Easter weekend storm expected to move into Southern California late Friday could bring a string of hazards to the region, with weather officials warning of possible flash flooding, dangerous …

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued tough new emissions standards Friday for heavy-duty trucks and buses, with the aim of cutting air pollution, addressing climate change and boosting economic growth. …

More than 150 years ago, a San Francisco whaler noticed something about killer whales that scientists may be about to formally recognize — at least in name. Charles Melville Scammon …

Another cold, wet storm brewing off the California coast is expected to bring more rain and snow across the Southland this weekend, with amounts falling that could spur minor flooding …

Plans to scale back water usage from the imperiled Colorado River have been hindered by a tiny fish no bigger than an index finger. The Imperial Irrigation District in far …

With chronic water shortages afflicting the Colorado River, discussions about how to cut usage have increasingly focused on a thirsty crop that consumes an especially large share of the river’s …

On the heels of two wet winters, it’s easy to forget how close some parts of California came to running out of water a few short years ago. But this …