17 hours ago · California can step up big when it wants to. Three years ago, California received an ‘A’ on the California Environmental Scorecard, an annual tool to assess the state’s environmental action, after making landmark investments in climate justice solutions and adopting sweeping policy wins across environmental sectors.In 2023 and 2024, California earned a ‘B’ for climate action — a ...

The Indicators of Climate Change in California report documents observed changes in the state’s climate and its impacts in the state. Indicators are scientific measurements that track trends and conditions relating to climate change. Collectively, the indicators portray a statewide picture of how climate change has been impacting the ...

For more information on the impacts of climate change in California and for insight into region-specific variations, explore CA’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment and the Indicators for Climate Change in California report.

Integrate findings from climate vulnerability study into all phases of emergency planning. Develop a notification system for natural hazards that is responsive to community needs. Assess how climate change may influence in- or out-migration to the community or the region. Develop short- and long-term strategies for shelter and housing and services.

Jan 28, 2025 · Those conditions are part of what makes California attractive to 25 million residents, said study co-author John Abatzoglou, a climate and fire scientist at the University of California Merced. Southern California has “some of the best climate, best weather on the planet — except when you get a combination of conditions that occurred here ...

Jan 9, 2025 · Climate change has made the grasses and shrubs that are fuelling the Los Angeles fires more vulnerable to burning, scientists say. Rapid swings between dry and wet conditions in the region in...

Jan 10, 2025 · “Wintertime fires in Southern California require a lot of extreme climate and weather events to occur at once,” said Park Williams, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los ...

The Fourth California Climate Assessment warns that two-thirds of beaches in Southern California could disappear by 2100 if sea levels continue to rise at the same rate. how will climate change impact CALIFORNIA'S coast and ocean?

31 to 67 percent of Southern California beaches may completely erode by 2100 without large-scale human interventions. $17.9 billion worth of residential and commercial buildings could be inundated statewide by sea level rise by 2050, with a projected 50 cm (~20 in) of sea level rise.

This summary presents highlights following the organization of the report: (1) climate change drivers; (2) changes in climate; (3) impacts on physical systems; (4) impacts on vegetation and wildlife; (5) impacts on human health; and (6) impacts on Tribes. While