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More than 500 mature sequoias were threatened but there were no reports of severe damage to any named trees, such as the 3,000-year-old Grizzly Giant.

Stream now with KPBS Passport on KPBS+ / Watch Sundays, Aug. 2 and Aug. 9, 2026 at 10 p.m. on KPBS 2 + Encore Thursdays, Aug. 6 and 13 at 8 p.m. on KPBS 2. A celebration of California’s wildlife and wild places, and their coexistence with the 40 million people who call it home.

From housing and health to transportation and education, the Legislative Analyst’s Office provides a litany of sobering climate change impacts for California legislators to address as they enact policies and set budgets.

Fungi, parasites, root rot: Climate change is increasing the risk of trees weakening and dying. Falling trees have increased power outages nationwide, which threaten public health and safety.

This comes as California marks the start of Wildfire Preparedness Week.

How will the Inflation Reduction Act help people in San Diego County? And do San Diegans think it will help them?

Fungi, parasites, root rot: Climate change is increasing the risk of trees weakening and dying. Falling trees have increased power outages nationwide, which threatens public health and safety.

Supply chain disruptions have eased since the height of the pandemic, but concern over a potential rail strike, which appears to have been narrowly averted, highlights how that system remains fragile.

Today, we are launching a project to look at how the ripples of climate change are radiating outward. Beginning in Senegal, we will connect the dots between climate, migration and political extremism.

Department of Water Resources Director Karla Nemeth said the agency is working with state water agencies for the possibility they won't receive an allocation of water from the state next year. That could prompt mandatory water restrictions across the state.