California Climate Change
Discussion about Climate Change in California. How has global Climate Change affected California?
Are there many Environmentalist in California actively protesting abuse of the Environment, California Global Warming, etc.? What is the influence of California Climate Change on the country? Who are the most known California Environmentalist?
Case could set climate change precedent
Two major lawsuits over how to address climate change while managing San Diego County’s growth and development are poised to pave statewide precedents because of the California Supreme Court’s decision this week ... Ref. Source 9
Rising ocean temperatures killing fish
Scientists are also attributing climate change to declining fish populations off California’s coast, which has plummeted more than 70 percent in the last four decades. A recent study found rising ocean temperatures correlated with fish declines. Ref. Source 1v
Southern California's reduction in smog linked to major improvement in children's health
A study that tracked Southern California children over a 20-year period has found they now have significantly fewer respiratory symptoms as a result of improved air quality. Researchers examined a health issue that makes many parents anxious while pulling at their pocketbooks: bronchitic symptoms that could land otherwise healthy children in a doctor's office or hospital. Ref. Source 1t.
Californian sudden oak death epidemic 'unstoppable'
New research shows the sudden oak death epidemic in California cannot now be stopped, but that its tremendous ecological and economic impacts could have been greatly reduced if control had been started earlier. The research also identifies new strategies to enhance control of future epidemics, including identifying where and how to fell trees, as 'there will be a next time.' Ref. Source 6y.
California droughts caused mainly by changes in wind, not moisture
Droughts in California are mainly controlled by wind, not by the amount of evaporated moisture in the air, new research has found. The research increases the understanding of how the water cycle is related to extreme events and could eventually help in predicting droughts and floods. Ref. Source 7z.
Scientists worry Trump will interfere with data
UC San Diego may speed up plans to preserve climate data due to concerns the Trump administration could interfere with their work. One professor said the fear is "Well-founded" and reflects a broad concern about the future of climate science. Ref. Source 3r.