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California is experiencing many environmental issues. From Northern California to the tip of Southern California, current climate impacts include rising sea levels, smog, power disruptions, wildfires, drought, air and water pollution, and extreme weather and heat—all impacting health and well-being. Let’s take a deeper look at ten of the ...
Nov 5, 2021 · Lea este artículo en español. Nations around the globe this week have pledged to tackle two thorny and critical threats to Earth’s climate: methane, a potent planet-warming pollutant, and widespread destruction of forests. Both of these are major contributors to climate change that California has tried — yet struggled — to address.
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Nov 25, 2022 · Nov. 25, 2022 5 AM PT. Drought, human-caused climate change, invasive species and a “legacy” of environmental issues are permanently altering California’s landscape and placing some ...
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Feb 3, 2024 · Both outcomes can be deadly, with an estimated 360,000 global deaths attributed to high temperatures in 2019, and as many as 680,000 annual global deaths attributed to fine particulate matter from ...
Dec 20, 2023 · Drought. Major issues for 2024: California has set aside $52.3 billion to prepare the state for climate change but fiscal uncertainty could test the state’s ability to spend those dollars. Climate activists will be watching closely to see whether two key climate bills passed in 2023 are watered down, with Gov. Gavin Newsom calling for ...
Sep 1, 2022 · California’s fight against climate change requires a massive reduction in greenhouse gas emissions and the elimination of fossil fuels. Planet-warming gases – carbon dioxide, methane and other smog-forming pollutants – trap heat in the atmosphere, exacerbating severe weather events and causing global changes in temperature and precipitation.
In 2009 and 2013 the California Natural Resources Agency prepared reports to the Governor on California’s Climate Adaptation Strategy, and the Agency also produced three Climate Change Assessments based on peer reviewed science. Those reports detail the existing and expected impacts of global warming in California. These include: Sea level rise, coastal flooding and coastal erosion ...
