Satellite imagery reveals how man-made structures, like breakwaters, accumulate sediment and enhance beaches.

Board of Supervisors approves an “all-of-government” approach to protecting public health amid rising temperatures.

For decades, Los Angeles has topped the list as the smoggiest city in the U.S., but now, climate change is fueling a new kind of pollution from toxic urban wildfires to heat-driven ozone and smoke ...

The snowpack this winter is smaller than average in California's Sierra Nevada as well as the Rocky Mountains. The lack of snow reflects record warmth.

California marked a milestone this month with the return of an uninterrupted Highway 1 through the perilous, yet spectacular cliffs of Big Sur.

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Amanda Nevarez was left homeless by the Eaton Fire, one of two wildfires in Los Angeles County that together destroyed more than 16,000 homes and buildings and killed 31 people last January. The blaze ...