Over 15 million under fire weather alerts in California amid dry, windy conditions
More than 15 million people are under fire weather alerts in California -- from Redding to Sacramento to San Francisco to Burbank -- due to dry and windy conditions.
The Seattle Times: Fourth human case of bird flu reported by California public health officials
The California Department of Public Health reported the state’s fourth case of a person contracting bird flu Thursday afternoon.
Pandemics
California's Water Crisis: Projections Show a 23% Decline in Water Supply Due to Climate Change
California to Impose Draconian Water Restrictions to Prepare State for the Worst
For the first time in the state’s history, California will impose water restrictions to help the state prepare for future droughts and weather changes. Historic Water Mandates California water providers are staring down the barrel of permanent water restrictions for the first time in state history, thanks to a contentious policy recently approved by the state’s Water Resources Control Board. ... Read More
California's Death Valley is reaching deathly high temperatures
While most Americans try to beat the heat, more than a million people move towards it, visiting one of the hottest places on Earth: Death Valley, California. (Scripps News)
Wildfires rage in California as heat wave bakes much of the US
It's been an unusually active wildfire season in California as more than 150,000 acres have already burned this summer, compared to 8,000 acres at this same time last year. (Scripps News)
Record heat in California: we’re seeing climate change unfold before our eyes
Historic heat is upon California. Record temperatures were recorded in dozens of places and, already, this heat is posing an “extreme” health risk for tens of millions of people. Without climate change, this almost certainly wouldn’t be happening. It’s getting (unnaturally) hot in here California has always been prone to extreme weather events, but...