The images below combine population density data with fire maps to track how quickly the ... to be among the five most destructive blazes in California's history. The Hurst fire in the San ...

While studying the volcanic landscape of the Cascade Range north of the California border, Oregon scientists recently discovered something they did not expect: an aquifer containing much more water ...

Roughly 380,000 people in Southern California were under ... much more quickly" said U.S. Geological Survey fire scientist Jon Keeley. Screen shot of map taken on Jan. 9, 2025, from Cal Fire's ...

Under the Sierra Nevada in California, scientists have observed a rare phenomenon that sheds light on the dynamics of the ...

Does this aquifer give us an advantage during a climate change era — a geologic gift? Grant: It absolutely is. In Southern California, water is stored and available because of two things.

Gear-obsessed editors choose every product we review. We may earn commission if you buy from a link. Why Trust Us? For 600,000 years during the tail end of the Miocene epoch, the Mediterranean was ...

The San Joaquin Valley and surrounding areas were expected to see temperatures lower than 32 degrees Thursday morning.

"He's just one hell of a man, you know. There's my parents, and there's Walt." Manger was Morton's geology professor at the University of Arkansas. Morton took a geology class to fulfill a science ...

A large swath of what had long been private land on Northern California’s Lost Coast is now slated for public access. The ...

NASA scientists have been tracking an alarming acceleration in landslides on the Palos Verdes Peninsula in California, where ...

The map also shows a staggering difference in comparison to the start of 2024, when about 96% of California was under no drought, and abnormal dryness impacted just a fraction of Siskiyou County ...

Languages: English. California's high-speed rail project has revealed an ambitious map for its future network, which would connect the state's major cities to Nevada via rail. The state recently ...