Climate Change in California: Questions and Answers
The COVID-19 pandemic reminded us of the disturbing problems that have developed in our relationships with nature within and beyond our state. We are also reminded how our responses...
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Measuring Climate Trends in California
In the spring of 2020, National Weather Service Senior Meteorologist Todd Hall presented a statistical analysis of reliable weather records across southern California from the late 1800s and early...
Another Bizarre California Rainy Season: 2019-2020
During the last ten years, many regions in California have experienced record-breaking extremes that have included some of the wettest and driest years on record. The 2019-2020 rainy season...
Norway vs. California
Every year or so, we attempt to compare and contrast a place on our Earth that is distant and different from California. In each case, as we examine these...
Hurricanes in California?
Hurricane Dorian, after battering the Bahamas on Tuesday (09/03/19), has today pivoted to threaten the Carolinas. Though downgraded from a Category 5 to a Category 2 storm, Dorian still...
Weather Science Behind the Firestorms
Experiencing autumn’s Santa Ana winds in southern California (and similar winds in northern California with names such as Diablo) and the occasional wildfires they fan would leave any curious...
Martian Georphology?
In celebration of NASA & JPL’s success yesterday with touchdown of the InSight lander on Mars, we offer up the “Mars-like” topography of California’s Colorado Desert. This arm of...
Solving the Historic California Firestorms Puzzle
It has been a little over a week since several conflagrations spread terror and destruction across California. Despite conflicting and sometimes erroneous statements in the news, there is little...
Several Wildfires Erupt Across the Golden State
Several large and fast moving fires, stoked by heavy winds and fueled by dry conditions have erupted across California causing the destruction of homes, and business as well as...
Comparing Sequent Occupance in Mediterranean Landscapes
Throughout this project and publication, we have recognized California’s powerful connections to the world. Are we and our landscapes truly unique or are we more alike when compared with...
