Discovery of rare plant could be trouble for SLO County housing development
The discovery of a new species of the manzanita plant found only in San Luis Obispo County could challenge the controversial ...
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What’s happening in LA? Breaking down the science behind the Palisades and Eaton fires
By Jess Carey Southern California is facing one of the most detrimental natural disasters in recent history. Over 12,000 homes and businesses have been destroyed or damaged and at least 25 people ...
How drought has hurt Southern California, and what it means for the future
The mountains and foothills of Los Angeles County are in “extreme drought” conditions, about 36% of the county, explained ...
The GOP blamed the L.A. fires on California’s ‘forest management.’ But that’s not the problem
When the Palisades Fire started near a hiking trail in Los Angeles on January 7—quickly spreading to more than 200 acres in ...
What Is Garrigue, and if You’re a Wine Lover, Why Should You Care?
In the wine world, the term is often a descriptor of wine from Southwestern France, especially the Languedoc, Provence, and ...
Editorial: After the fires, must we get rid of our flammable eucalyptus and palm trees? Maybe not
Faced with more drought and increasingly frequent wildfires, Southern Californians have been encouraged, for years, to rip ...
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Are Southern California Fires Outpacing Wildlife’s Ability to Adapt?
The increased frequency and size of conflagrations like those burning in LA threaten even species that evolved with wildfires ...
How Invasive Plants Are Fueling California’s Wildfire Crisis
Non-native grasses and eucalyptus trees brought to California centuries ago for agriculture and landscaping have reshaped the ...
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Southern California wildfires likely outpace ability of wildlife to adapt
The fires are even wiping out many of the plants butterflies and other pollinators ... who contributed to the study. In ...
Why Dumping Seawater on Blazes Isn’t the Answer to California’s Wildfire Problem
Firefighting planes are dumping water from the ocean on the Los Angeles fires, but using saltwater is typically a last resort ...
'A new wildfire paradigm': Why California fires are growing larger and more destructive
In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy.
What We Know About What Led to the L.A. Wildfires
We explain what’s known about how the catastrophic L.A. wildfires started and the factors that scientists do -- and don’t -- ...