Volunteers in three states are recording changes to their local beaches, information that's vital to protecting and restoring their seashores.
Much of the Southeast experienced extremely wet conditions last month, while almost all of California and parts of Oregon and Nevada were either much drier than average or record dry.
This Q&A features tree expert Leander Anderegg and what he is learning about how some of the West's iconic trees—including Colorado's quaking aspen and California's blue oak—survive or succumb to drought.
Wild weather on the West Coast in February 2018
February 22, 2019
A 1°C (1.8°F) increase in average winter air temperature will have a significant impact on Sierra Nevada snowpack, but different parts of the mountain range will respond differently.
Members of the Karuk Tribe in northern California maintain that the age-old tradition of prescribed burning holds the answer to climate adaptation planning in the Klamath River range.
Dry 2018 water year comes to an end in California
October 9, 2018
Usually a winter phenomenon, another late-season atmospheric river brings soaking rains to northern California.