Point Reyes Climate Hotspot: Climate Change Lengthens Wildfire Season
Wildfire season used to begin in August and wrap up in November. In 2021, we’ve already had a red flag alert in January. Cal Fire says climate change is fueling this troubling trend, giving us an aver...
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Lafayette Reservoir Climate Hotspot: The Rainy Season Disrupted
Climate change is throwing a wrench into our rainy season. The storms are shorter and the droughts are longer. NBC Bay Area chief meteorologistJeff Ranieri talks about what all that is doing to our wa... -
Santa Cruz Climate Hotspot: A New Kind of Wildfire
Climate change is not only lengthening our fire season but it’s creating hot, fast-moving vicious fires which are unstoppable and includes the new phenomena known as “firenadoes.” NBC Bay Area meteoro... -
West Oakland Climate Hotspot: Rising Seas Threaten East Bay Coastline
One of the trouble spots in the San Francisco Bay Area when it comes to climate change is West Oakland. It has 19 miles of coastline that are particularly vulnerable to rising seas because it lies at ... -
Palo Alto Climate Hotspot: The New Hurdle for California Salmon
Salmon have struggled in California because the state has diverted so many of the streams they swim up to spawn. Now climate change is creating a new challenge – it’s diminishing the snowpack th...