Areas in California are sinking into the Pacific: Maps detail NASA's study
Not all Californian coastal areas are moving lower. The Santa Barbara groundwater basin, which has been continuously ...
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California's New Fire Risk Maps Have Huge Impacts for Homeowners
Cal Fire's Fire Hazard Severity Zones (FHSZ) are divided into three categories: "moderate," "high," and "very high." To calculate the fire risk in California, officials consider factors such as ...
Malibu has become an earthquake hotbed as the L.A. area sees rise in moderate temblors
Southern California experienced 15 seismic sequences with at least one magnitude 4 or higher earthquake — the highest total ...
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New Maps Show 2.3M Acres at High Risk for Wildfires in California
California adds 2.3M acres to high-risk fire zones, with new rules for ember-resistant zones. California's wildfire risk is rising, with over 2.3 million acres in high-risk zones. Droughts and ...
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More than 2 million acres in California designated ‘high’ or ‘very high’ fire risk areas
The areas designated as “high” or “very high” would be subject to the strongest state standards for wildfire-resilient buildings. Fire hazards in California have grown, in part ...
4.1-magnitude earthquake jolts Los Angeles area
An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.1 rattled the Los Angeles area early Sunday afternoon. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck at 1:03 p.m. The epicenter was 11 ...
Cal Fire releases new fire hazard maps for Sacramento, highlighting high-risk areas
Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of ...
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Evacuation warnings issued for fire burn zones as storm soaks Southern California
Evacuation orders and warnings went into effect Thursday morning for the Los Angeles area burn zones as the strongest winter storm of the season drenches Southern California. Residents in the ...