A federal government plan for hunters to kill thousands of invasive owls to protect the rapidly declining northern spotted owl has ruffled the feathers of dozens of animal advocacy groups. …
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Berkeley banned natural gas for climate, cancer risks. Now what?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAfter a years-long legal battle that garnered national attention, Berkeley’s natural gas ban has fizzled out. As part of an agreement last week to settle a lawsuit from the California …
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Starvation has decimated Pacific Coast gray whale population
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesWhen large numbers of gray whales began washing up along North America’s Pacific Coast nearly six years ago, marine scientists could only speculate at the reason: Was it disease? Ocean …
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Deadly heat in the Southwest. Hot-tub temperatures in the Atlantic Ocean. Sweltering conditions in Europe, Asia and South America. That 2023 was Earth’s hottest year on record was in some …
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A vast burn scar unfolds in drone footage of a landscape seared by massive wildfires north of Lake Tahoe. But amid the expanses of torched trees and gray soil, an …
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Extreme heat is deadly. Californians need to pay up to protect themselves
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis Jones“If there is one idea in this book that might save your life, it is this: The human body, like all living things, is a heat machine. Just being alive …
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Rare late season storm to hit Southern California this weekend
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesFor the third straight weekend, it will be wet in Southern California. A potentially significant storm could arrive in the region this weekend — a rare sight for this time …
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Advocates battle closure of Miracle Hot Springs in Kern County
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe first time David Carman submerged himself in the steamy waters of a Miracle Hot Springs soaking tub, the experience blew his teenage mind. What followed was a life-long devotion …
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Southern California hit by hail as new ‘high-impact’ storm brews
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesAt least one person was rescued from the Los Angeles River as a fast-moving storm rolled through Southern California on Sunday, delivering pounding hail, rain and thunder to the region. …
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Geomagnetic storm hits Earth; will California see northern lights?
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA severe geomagnetic storm is impacting Earth and could produce powerful northern lights displays across portions of the United States on Sunday and Monday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration …