Coastal Restoration

How you can prepare for Tropical Storm Kay

The section of highway collapsed Thursday afternoon about 15 miles south of Big Sur

An entire UC campus was ordered to flee from flames marching toward Santa Cruz as tinder and redwoods burn unimpeded after many dry years.

Red-hot lava is gushing out of a Philippine volcano after a sudden eruption of ash and steam that forced villagers to flee and shut down Manila’s airport, offices and schools

The Marshall Islands' capital city is flooded by storm waves, dengue fever and flu are rampant, and its president pleads for help from the global community.

State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday announced a one-year moratorium banning insurers from not renewing policies for homeowners in wildfire-ravaged areas of the state.

The Easy fire, which is burning along Tierra Rejada Road, started near the 118 Freeway and Madera Street a bit after 6am. More than 250 acres had burned b

The only way to access the towns, which are under mandatory evacuation, is by boat.

With its scenic vistas, rushing waterfalls and groves of ancient giant sequoia trees, Yosemite National Park is revered by visitors as a place of incomparable beauty, but beneath the majestic landscapes lies unforeseen dangers that claim dozens of lives each year.

Emergency response is rarely discussed as a campaign issue, but once in office, a governor’s on-the-ground handling of unexpected catastrophe and its immediate aftermath can define his legacy, for good or bad.

Firefighters continued Wednesday to gain containment on more than a dozen fires across the state and tried prevent new ones from growing amid hot, dry weather and harsh terrain, authorities said.

A nitrogen leak killed six workers and injured 11, but many in the heavily undocumented work force, advocates said, are too fearful to go in for medical checks.

U.S. experts have calculated the riskiest and safest counties in the country for natural disasters, and Los Angeles is on the shakiest ground.

By the 2070s, climate change will reduce snowpack and increase extreme rainfall in the Sierra Nevada and California’s reservoirs will likely be overwhelmed. That’s according to a new study by UCLA climate scientists, who predict that run-off during so-called atmospheric rivers  will increase by nearly 50 percent, leading to widespread flooding across the state. We’ll

Storms caused by atmospheric rivers cause about $1 billion damage each year, a new study shows, with more damage in California than any state studied.

I've been getting several questions, so here is my quick update on oil & gas resources potentially impacted by the Maria Fire. This was as of 8:00m on th

Porter Ranch is no stranger to disasters after being battered by brush fires, earthquakes and a major natural gas leak. The latest began Thursday night when spot fires ignited homes and sent hundreds of residents fleeing.

Eight more bodies were found Friday, bringing the death toll to 71 as authorities combed through missing-person reports and raised the number of people unaccounted for to 1,011. Officials said it could take weeks to complete the search.

After Hurricane Michael tore through the small seaside town of Mexico Beach, Fla., demolishing entire blocks and destroying about 75% of homes and businesses, residents and business owners face a daunting challenge in rebuilding.

The Department of Homeland Security denies that the money came from disaster relief accounts and says it is prepared for a hurricane that will hit this week.

What’s to blame for this summer’s punishing heat waves that are breaking records not just on land, but in coastal waters? Global warming? A high pressure ridge that parked itself over the West? Or both?