Surfing is big business in Santa Cruz, but climate change has emerged as an existential threat to the sport. If something isn’t done soon, local revenue could go over the falls.
Climate change is making floods more frequent, severe, and costly. Now, some cities are turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to better insure against risk.
By 2050, California sea levels are expected to rise between 6 and 14.5 inches. But that’s just one part of the equation.
California has long been a national leader in environmental innovation and efforts to combat climate change.
Over the last decade, hundreds of California cities and water managers have turned to turf removal programs as a water-saving measure during drought.
Nestled in the Mojave Desert, the City of Needles, California has always experienced high summer temperatures. Last month, temps there broke new records.
Scientists have developed a bright idea to mitigate the impacts of global warming.
America's coastal cities are sinking more rapidly than previously thought, elevating the risk of flooding and exacerbating the impact of sea level rise from climate change.
The world is getting hotter. Last year, a record-breaking heat wave caused 61,000 deaths in Europe.