UCLA researchers have released an alarming new finding — the duration of heat waves is increasing faster than global warming ...

California Democrats faced backlash from climate change lobbyists and activists over appearing to roll back environmental ...

The state's ambitious Climate Superfund legislation would hold fossil fuel companies liable for emissions, but continues to face fierce opposition.

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Former Insurance Commissioner Garamendi, Sen. McNerney argue rate hikes unjustified while Chevron, BP earn trillions.

Climate change simulations for California show more precipitation in wet years and deeper droughts in dry years, Hall said. And according to the models, he added, we are just now on the precipice ...

It's all on us. The recent decadeslong surge in catastrophic wildfires in California is almost entirely due to climate change, a new study published Monday reports. “We show that nearly all of ...

Climate change makes wildfires in California more explosive A new study pins about 25% of the extra risk on human-caused climate change. Climate August 30, 2023 11:42 AM ET ...

Climate change, in the words of one scientist, is smacking California in the face. The crisis in the nation’s most populous state is more than just an accumulation of individual catastrophes.

Understanding the effects of climate change requires several decades of information, including those preceding the 1970s, when the world began to heat up, Dr. Bromirski said.

Worsening wildfires are hiking up home insurance rates in California, the biggest market in the U.S. And as climate disasters increase across the country, other states are feeling the pressure too.