said the Copernicus Climate Change Service, driving rainfall extremes across a continent that is warming faster than any other. The world, meanwhile, saw the second-hottest March in the Copernicus ...

BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — The updated Fire Hazard Severity Zone maps for Local Responsibility Areas are now available for the public to review and comment, the Kern County Fire Department said. Cal ...

With the release of its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps on March 24, California’s firefighting agency is showing just how much of the state is prone to wildfire — and how much that ...

As scientists probe the genetic signatures of whales worldwide, they hope to distinguish whether hybridization is an emerging trend driven by climate change ... of the world’s blue whales ...

A new map by the Federation of American Scientists (FAS ... These two countries hold 88% of the world's total nuclear weapons. Are nuclear weapon stockpiles increasing or decreasing? The total number ...

A powerful new study from the World Bank’s Poverty and Equity Global Department ... the Cities The study also reveals that MENA’s urban centers are becoming climate danger zones. Cities like Mecca, ...

As climate change brings more intense, frequent and longer-lasting heat waves, heat-related illnesses and deaths also climb. High-resolution heat maps can alert officials to spots facing the ...

To respond to this challenge, the department commissioned the CSIRO to prepare an updated climate vulnerability assessment of World Heritage properties in Australia and a climate change toolkit for ...

San Diego County’s local jurisdictions accounted for more than 335,000 additional acres in those zones ... to draw its maps, including types of vegetation, slope, climate and fire history.