Climate

A cheetah pouncing on a gazelle. A bear snatching a fish out of the water with its claws. And the most dangerous predator of them all? A human and their …

Scorching temperatures have put millions of Americans in danger this summer, with heat extremes stretching across the Southern U.S. Phoenix hit 110 degrees or higher every day for three weeks …

Visitors are making perilous trips to California’s Death Valley as temperatures climb to within a few degrees of the highest on record. And there’s no doubt it takes a certain …

July is shaping up to be the planet’s hottest month on record as global warming, El Niño and regional heat waves conspire to push civilization into uncharted thermal territory, experts …

Yes, it’s been toasty before. But not like this. Earth just endured its hottest June on record — by a lot. And at least in California, July has been hotter. …

SANTA CRUZ —  Nobody in this quintessential beach town can say exactly why a sea otter began harassing surfers and stealing their boards a month ago, but officials can tell you …

California state regulators announced on Tuesday their plans to cap orphaned oil wells across the state, including wells in a South Central residential neighborhood near USC that caused health complaints …

DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK, Calif.  —  An unfathomable heat descended here on Monday, the hottest place in a rapidly warming world. At the Furnace Creek Visitor’s Center, a digital thermometer …

MOJAVE TRAILS NATIONAL MONUMENT, Calif. —  If dyed-in-the-wool rockhound Gregor Losson takes you to his favorite mineral hunting grounds, be prepared to set out before sunrise in his four-wheel-drive truck and …

Federal authorities are investigating the killing of five wild burros who were found shot to death near life-giving springs on the western edge of Death Valley National Park, where 20-mule …