Without Congressionally-approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
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Oklahoma City and several other cities last year worked with NOAA to map neighborhoods to find out how heat impacts neighborhoods. The data can help cities prepare and adapt to a warmer world. -
Spiderwebs can capture environmental DNA, or eDNA, from vertebrate animals in their area, potentially making them a useful tool in animal monitoring, tracking and conservation. -
Sea otters eat constantly and one of their favorite snacks is the striped shore crab. Left unchecked, the crabs can turn marsh banks into Swiss cheese that can collapse when big waves or storms hit. -
The western monarch population has rebounded in recent years to the hundreds of thousands after it plummeted in 2020 to just 2,000 butterflies. But even though the butterfly bounced back, its numbers are still well below what they were in the 1980s. -
The incoming storms may further delay efforts to reopen them. -
In a letter to Congressional leaders, Newsom said the funds are desperately needed to repair infrastructure at the South Bay International Wastewater Plant. -
"We are bringing together the city, county and state resources to help those that need it the most," said Chairwoman Nora Vargas, San Diego County Board of Supervisors. -
Scientists looked at trees to better understand the interplay between temperatures and droughts in the Western U.S. Human-caused climate change is exacerbating both. -
The aging single track wooden trestle bridge lies along the 351-mile Los Angeles-San Diego-San Luis Obispo Rail Corridor. -
Metrolink did not say when the tracks will reopen or when rail service will resume.
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