A team of researchers from UCLA and Columbia University have found that the most recent 2012–16 drought had a greater impact on Southern California than it did in parts of the state to the north.
California
Geography 101
Most of California’s Yearly Rainfall Arrives Via Atmospheric Rivers
A study that looked at two-decades worth of rainfall data has found that the majority of California’s rain arrives due to atmospheric rivers. hourly precipitation measurements has found that the majority of California’s rain arrives due to atmospheric rivers.
Physical Geography
Largest Fires in California’s History
In California, the officially hottest month on the record- July – was topped with the most severe wildfire season that Californians have ever witnessed.
Physical Geography
How Climate Change is Affecting the Forests of the Sierra Nevada
Climate change is causing certain key species in the Sierra Nevada mountains to change where they are growing according to a study published by the journal California Fish and Game.
Maps and GIS
Photographing and Mapping Piers
Ana Ramirez, a San Diego-based photographer, talks with Kristina Jacob about her photography project, Into The Ocean – Photos of California Piers.
Maps and GIS
Mapping the Impacts of Global Change in California
A group of Stanford students taking a biology class entitled Geographic Impacts of Climate Change: Mapping the Stories have mapped out news and journal articles about global change in California.
Physical Geography
Tule Fog Declining in California’s Central Valley
Starting around the beginning of November and lasting through March, a dense ground fog settles on California’s Central Valley each year. What is Tule Fog? Named after the tule grass wetlands (tulles) found in the area, the Tule Fog is a radiation fog caused by the combination of a high relative humidity (typically after a heavy […]
Physical Geography
Northern California Fires
The European Space Agency has posted high resolution imagery of the northern California fires. A high number of fires are burning in the Big Sur and other areas in California: More than 1000 wildfires have been burning in the area for over a week. Most of the fires were started […]