The tipping points include groundwater depletion, rising insurance costs, extreme heat, species extinction, melting glaciers and space debris.
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California just experienced a ‘miracle’ water year. But winter could bring new challenges
With great abundance comes risk. Forecasters are warning of another potentially wet winter fueled by El Niño, which could bring levee breaches and flooding.
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Is California’s wildfire season finally over? Don’t bet on it, experts say
Recent storms have dampened conditions but have also spurred new vegetation that could act as fuel for fires. And strong fall winds have yet to arrive.
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El Niño is getting stronger, and odds are tilting toward another wet winter for California
There is a 95% chance that El Niño will persist into next year, and a 71% chance that it will become a “strong” El Niño, officials say.
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As California fires worsen, can AI come to the rescue?
Cal Fire is the first fire agency to use artificial intelligence to look for signs of wildfires and directly alert dispatch centers.
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As threat of El Niño winter looms, Newsom signs order to hasten levee repairs
Restoring levees is crucial to public safety, but critics say Gov. Gavin Newsom’s order also comes at the expense of rules designed to protect the environment. The move comes after disastrous flooding in the Pajaro Valley and elsewhere amid last winter’s storms.
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116 degrees at night: Death Valley’s extreme heat goes off the charts from climate change
Death Valley, one of the most extreme places on the planet, is already seeing the impact of climate change, with summers even hotter than usual.
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Night-flying helicopters prepare to battle wildfire as heat wave bakes California
The Quick Reaction Force from the Los Angeles, Ventura and Orange county fire departments will be available 24 hours a day all year long.
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Wildfire burn areas in California are growing ever larger due to greenhouse gas emissions
Between 1996 and 2020, wildfire burn areas in California grew five times larger than in the 25 years prior. Scientists say climate change is to blame.
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Ocean temperatures are off the charts, and El Niño is only partly to blame
Unprecedented warming in the North Atlantic has startled some researchers. While global warming is the underlying cause, a variety of other factors are at play.