Hurricane Lala cuts power to thousands in Hawaii — rural outages could last months – the San Francisco Chronicle
Hurricane Lala unleashed destructive flash flooding in Hawaii over the weekend as several feet of rain swept homes off their foundations and strong winds left hundreds of thousands of customers without electricity, outages that the islands’ primary utility provider warned could last for months in some rural areas…
What will El Niño bring where you live? Maps show its wide-reaching impacts – the Washington Post
Global weather patterns are starting to change. These forecasts will be updated regularly….
The Pacific Ocean is running a fever. Why that’s an ominous sign – the Washington Post
A marine heat wave covering an area eight times the size of the United States could soon fuel serious storms and extreme heat..
Bay Area coastal community is reeling as cliffs crumble and the land moves – the San Francisco Chronicle
The staircase leans in a disturbing direction. The view out the window is no longer straight to the horizon, and living room chairs almost feel like they’re sliding toward the ocean. But 91-year-old artist Carol Guion wishes to live out her days in her home of 55 years on the San Mateo County coast, in defiance of the earth slowly moving beneath her…“I can’t leave here,” said Guion, who is in hospice care.
The Pacific Coast Highway, a Mythic Route Always in Need of Repair – the New York Times
The highway embodies the California promise of freedom. But it keeps breaking. A recent trip along the roadway revealed the frustrations of many residents.
In California, There’s One Import That Nobody Wants – the New York Times
Large amounts of untreated sewage flow daily from Mexico into Imperial Beach, Calif. That has closed beaches and sickened residents…
Marshall Islands’ vanishing kit for a team under threat from climate crisis – the Guardian
The isolated Pacific nation is trying to build its first football team amid a battle for survival against rising sea levels…
How a powerful bomb cyclone ravaged the Northwest (USA) – the Seattle Times
This storm was off the charts. The bomb cyclone emerged from the middle of the Pacific Ocean and swirled with such intensity off Washington’s coast that it ravaged the region Tuesday night, ripping down trees, toppling power lines and killing at least two…
Thousands of barrels of suspected toxic DDT found dumped in California ocean
Marine scientists say they have found what they believe to be as many as 25,000 barrels possibly containing DDT dumped off the southern California coast near Catalina Island, where a massive underwater toxic waste site dating back to the second world war has long been suspected.