California

Largest Fires in California’s History

Katarina Samurović

In California, the officially hottest month on the record- July - was topped with the most severe wildfire season that Californians have ever witnessed. 

Map showing the study area in the northern Sierra Nevada ecoregion, California, USA, above 914 m elevation (3000 feet).

How Climate Change is Affecting the Forests of the Sierra Nevada

Elizabeth Borneman

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.

According to Ramirez, the lack of center posts underneath Newport Pier makes it a "photographer's dream."

Photographing and Mapping Piers

Kristina Jacob

Ana Ramirez, a San Diego-based photographer, talks with Kristina Jacob about her photography project, Into The Ocean – Photos of California Piers.

Mapping out stories about pollutants in California.

Mapping the Impacts of Climate Change in California

Caitlin Dempsey

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 climate change in California.

Tule Fog Declining in California’s Central Valley

Caitlin Dempsey

A group of researchers analyzed satellite imagery over a 33 year span to establish an understanding of the fog climatology in the Central Valley.