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The Scripps Institution of Oceanography is getting a new research ship, and it will be much better for the environment. -
KPBS Midday EditionThe heatwaves that have rippled across the Western United States this summer are causing problems for wildlife researchers. In the desert outside San Diego, an annual bighorn sheep count was cancelled after a volunteer died of heatstroke. -
There are no federal worker protections from extreme heat even as climate change makes deadly heat waves more likely. Oregon has passed emergency rules and is educating the public on how to stay safe. -
San Diego County fire officials say they're ready to respond to wildfires, and encourage residents to have an evacuation plan. -
The worst flooding in decades to affect Germany and parts of Belgium has killed more than 100 people as search and rescue efforts for hundreds of missing continue, officials said. -
According to the county, the Regional Decarbonization Framework "is intended to provide science-based pathways for reducing carbon that are tailored to the key sectors of San Diego's economy." -
The US West is getting hit with a triple whammy of record heat, megadrought and wildfires — and just a handful of numbers explains the how and why of this wild and deadly weather. A potential all-time record or two may have been set in Death Valley. -
KPBS Midday EditionA San Diego study finds predominantly minority neighborhoods are typically hotter than predominantly white neighborhoods. Density and vegetation may be the reasons why. -
San Diego’s auditor found city departments are far behind the goals set in the 2015 Climate Action Plan, and that the city has no estimate for how much it will cost to fully implement the plan. -
The city buildings, which include rec centers, police and fire stations, will soon be powered by an on-site system of solar panels and giant batteries that can keep the lights on during blackouts.
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