March 4, 2013, 11:49 AM
Southern California’s Mount Wilson is a lonesome, hostile peak – prone to sudden rock falls, sometimes ringed by wildfire – that nevertheless has attracted some of the greatest minds in modern science. Today, Mount Wilson is the site of a more terrestrial but no less...
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February 4, 2013, 9:05 AM
National Green Week is upon us, offering an opportunity to explore the ways we can make our communities more environmentally friendly and sustainable. With that in mind, we're featuring some great green-themed videos on The I Files, an investigative YouTube channel curated by our parent...
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September 28, 2012, 6:11 AM
With climate change, insurance companies are assessing the potential financial exposure. Weather-related damages have jumped from $2.1 billion to $12.1 billion.
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September 27, 2012, 12:09 AM
California’s water wars have shaped the course of the state’s economy and demography for more than a century. For farmers on the west side of the Central Valley, long dependent on federal and state water projects, climate change is introducing another factor into the water equation: salt.
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September 27, 2012, 12:08 AM
For a few weeks each spring, the cherry orchards of California’s San Joaquin Valley burst into a sea of pink blossoms. It’s a beautiful sight and a sign that the harvest will be good. But in recent years, farmers have noticed a change in this pattern, and it signals drastic changes ahead for the...
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September 27, 2012, 12:05 AM
On the front lines of climate change, the state’s agriculture industry faces a new landscape with less water, warmer winters, unexpected rain and rising salinity.
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September 26, 2012, 11:58 PM
Scientists and farmers are starting to notice that, as California's winters warm up, the state is becoming more hospitable to destructive agricultural pests.
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September 25, 2012, 12:05 AM
Super-hot summers, explosive storms and melting ice caps are the usual images that spring up when discussing climate change. But researchers at San Francisco State University are bringing the conversation to the birds. These scientists have found that as the climate changes and the...
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August 2, 2012, 12:26 AM
Americans love hamburgers – we each eat an average of three a week. But there are hidden costs. Livestock threaten to mess up our climate, land and water.
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July 2, 2012, 12:05 AM
Experts believe sea levels on the California coastline could rise as much as 30 centimeters over the next 20 years. Doesn’t sound like much, but what could it mean for you? Airports, stadiums and housing developments in the Bay Area were built just a few feet over the highest tides...
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June 27, 2012, 5:40 AM
Climate change is likely to alter fire patterns around the world, including a potential increase in the number of fires for much of California in the next 30 years, according to a new study led by UC Berkeley researchers. The study, published in Ecosphere, modeled projected...
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March 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
If the climate continues to warm and development doesn’t slow down, the first avian calamities are likely to the California black rail, the California and Yuma clapper rails, and a few species of coastal song sparrows. In the first study of its kind, the Point Reyes Bird Observatory, an...
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February 6, 2012, 12:05 AM
New research shows it can pay to be green. A pair of California business school researchers has found that companies that disclose greenhouse gas emissions enjoy an immediate rise in stock value and positive returns to shareholders. Their study appeared in Social Science Research...
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February 3, 2012, 12:05 AM
Poor, urban and minority residents are most at risk for health problems linked to climate change, according to a new California Department of Public Health analysis of Los Angeles and Fresno counties. The department examined social and environmental factors ranging from the rising sea level to...
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January 31, 2012, 12:05 AM
It’s pretty well established that the earth is warming up. Researchers and government agencies have the numbers to show it, and they have plenty of graphs and charts to document the trend. Now, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has just released an updated animation...
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