Climate

Days after one of the world’s largest lithium ion battery storage facilities burst into flames in Monterey County, researchers found alarmingly high concentrations of heavy metals at a nearby estuary …

Southern California Edison is asking state regulators to make its customers cover more than $7 billion in damages it paid to the victims of two devastating wildfires in 2017 and …

The ecosystems on the American Southwest’s federal lands are hemorrhaging carbon dioxide into the atmosphere faster than any other region in the U.S., according to a recent study from the …

A new strain of bird flu — H5N9 — has been detected in California’s Merced County at a commercial duck operation. According to the World Organization for Animal Health — …

President Trump has signed an order directing federal agencies to “maximize” water deliveries in California and “override” state policies if necessary. Trump’s executive order outlines steps intended to increase the …

Heavy rain pelted parts of Los Angeles County early Monday, causing a flash flood advisory to be issued over a wide swath of the region after midnight. As workers prepared …

She was sleek as night wind, painted red, with a peanut-butter interior, a tuned-port motor with a factory four-speed. Oh, man, said Danny Robinson, the things that 1986 Corvette might …

If you buy into stereotypes and myths, the climate in Southern California is splendid and the people are laid back. Lies. The conditions are harsh, with crazy winds and parched …

After an epic dry streak that helped fuel devastating fires, Southern California this weekend will get its first real rain of the winter. Any moisture will help with the region’s …

Juana Rodriguez, administrator of Two Palms Care Center in Altadena, had just arrived at her home in Riverside. She washed up, prepared to eat dinner with her family, and then …