2020 was the largest wildfire season in California‘s modern history, according to state agency Cal Fire. And, as the climate crisis continues to increase fire risk, there are concerns that 2021 could be just as devastating. To adapt to this new normal, California leaders Thursday announced a more-than half a billion dollar plan to prevent […]
Six months of summer may sound like a school child’s fantasy, but it could be a very real, and very serious, impact of the climate crisis. A study published in Geophysical Research Letters last month found that summer in the Northern Hemisphere could last nearly six months by 2100 if nothing is done to reduce […]
Smoke from wildfires may be more harmful to public health than other sources of particulate matter air pollution, according to a new study. The research, published in Nature Communications on Friday, found that wildfire smoke could be up to 10 times more harmful than other sources of air pollution, such as from vehicles or industry. […]
As the planet warms, mountain snowpack is increasingly melting. But “global warming isn’t affecting everywhere the same,” Climate Scientist Amato Evan told the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego. In a recent study, a team of researchers examined if snowpack melted faster in the Western U.S. than in other areas. […]
By Eric Tate and Christopher Emrich Disasters stemming from hazards like floods, wildfires, and disease often garner attention because of their extreme conditions and heavy societal impacts. Although the nature of the damage may vary, major disasters are alike in that socially vulnerable populations often experience the worst repercussions. For example, we saw this following […]
The Wooroloo fire, raging out of control outside Perth, Western Australia, has destroyed at least 71 homes and was expected to continue to grow. Authorities warn the fire, already fueled by hot and unusually dry conditions, is being made dangerously erratic by winds gusting at over 45 mph and blowing embers as much as three […]
Exceptionally heavy rain caused debris flows and flash flooding that damaged as many as two dozen homes and buildings in California’s Salinas Valley on Wednesday. In Paso Robles, unhoused people living in the Salinas Riverbed are especially in danger and local officials were working to alert them to the potential 20-25-foot rise in water levels. […]
By Daisy Simmons In a wildfire, hurricane, or other disaster, people with pets should heed the Humane Society’s advice: If it isn’t safe for you, it isn’t safe for your animals either. Whether your charge is a lap dog, bird, outdoor cat, or farm animal, planning ahead for a potential evacuation can help you protect […]
California is bracing for rare January wildfires this week amid damaging Santa Ana winds coupled with unusually hot and dry winter weather. High winds, gusting up to 80- to 90 miles per hour in some parts of the state, are expected to last through Wednesday evening. Nearly the entire state has been in a drought […]
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