L.A. is flush with water, but another drought will come.

Ethos of conservation must be maintained, LADWP officials say.

Only 2 years ago Angelenos were experiencing a 3 year stretch of drought & the strictest water restrictions the region has ever seen. bit.ly/49DTbuE

.NOAA’s Coral Reef Watch confirms the world is currently experiencing a global #coral bleaching event. This is the fourth global event on record and the second in the last 10 years.

More: bit.ly/3Q1H4ki

‼️HAVING TROUBLE FINDING THE NEWS? Google is 'removing links to California news websites' on Friday for some users to protest California Journalism Preservation Act blog.google/products/news/…

A new bill from Laura Friedman seeks to permanently ban paraquat, a powerful weedkiller that has been linked to Parkinson’s disease and other health issues. The herbicide is regularly sprayed on almonds, grapes, cotton & other crops in the state. More:

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Adapting to climate change will cost Los Angeles County $12.5 billion over the next 15 years, Center for Climate Integrity says — and that’s a conservative estimate that doesn’t include damage from extreme weather. Story by my Los Angeles Times colleague Hayley Smith: latimes.com/environment/st…

It's hard to comprehend what's at stake with this latest Big Sur PCH landslide + closure, but these photos & video from Brian van der Brug really show how precarious the situation is. Story w Thomas Curwen latimes.com/california/sto…

Gov. Newsom presented a new water plan aimed at adapting to climate change. The five-year plan lays out goals for changing how California captures, stores and moves water, as well as efforts to replenish groundwater, recycle water and restore ecosystems. latimes.com/environment/st…

Another captivating data visualization from Sean Greene. See how the last 20 years of Sierra snowpack stack up in one graphic latimes.com/projects/calif…

The power of print, even in the absence of print. No digital equivalent.

Really? California’s got life-saving rules to protect indoor workers from extreme heat, and state finance officials are trying to block them on the grounds that they might be too expensive?

This is absurd for all sorts of reasons. My latest for Los Angeles Times: latimes.com/environment/ne…

A mysterious illness that afflicted 11 dogs, killing 1, linked to parasite confirmed in California for the first time, Andrew J. Campa reports. latimes.com/california/sto…

California environmental groups are urging a court to intervene amid an increase in the deaths of threatened steelhead trout at pumps in the Delta. “We need to reduce the amount of water that’s being pumped.” Hayley Smith Los Angeles Times latimes.com/environment/st…

(1 of 5) Just in:
Earth just had its warmest February on record.

Northern and Southern Hemispheres had record-warm seasons.

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NOAA NCEI #StateOfClimate

The last-ever run at the Los Angeles Times storied printing press in downtown LA.

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JUST IN: The U.S. had its warmest winter on record.

A record wildfire claimed more than 1 million acres in the Southern Plains.

More from our #February 2024 #StateofClimate Report:

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NOAA NCEI

Warmest June on record.

Warmest July on record.

Warmest August on record.

Warmest September on record.

Warmest October on record.

Warmest November on record.

Warmest December on record.

Warmest January on record.

And now, yes, warmest February too: latimes.com/environment/st…

And the hits just keep coming...

Global hot streak continues: February was Earth’s warmest on record:

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And I ended up writing about the California Zephyr for the L.A. Times Travel section!

Check it out. Choo Choo etc.

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New research has found that Arctic Ocean sea ice is shrinking even faster than previously thought — and that the Arctic may start to see its first “ice-free” days within the current decade.

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The #AtlanticMeridionalOverturningCirculation ( #AMOC ) helps regulate climate and research shows it could suffer an abrupt collapse as a result of #ClimateChange . Scripps physical oceanographer Lynne Talley shares more on AMOC w/ Hayley Smith of Los Angeles Times. latimes.com/environment/st…