Experts consider the year ahead.

The climate pattern known for intense heat, floods and drought is likely to develop this summer, raising questions about disaster preparedness.

Wild scarlet monkeyflowers in California survived a historic drought by relying on a rapid evolution, marking the first time the process has been observed in the wild.

With rising temperatures intensifying precipitation and flood risks, water authorities are rethinking dam safety and ...

Forecasters said an early heat wave in California could break Bay Area records and threaten the state’s fragile snowpack.

With spring still a week away, Southern California is seeing a burst of summerlike heat, and forecasters warn that it raises the risk of heat illness.

Southern California faces a record-shattering heat wave with temperatures soaring 25 degrees above normal, triggering a National Weather Service Heat Advisory and urgent Cal/OSHA worker safety ...

NOAA says a developing El Niño could influence California winters, rainfall and temperatures later in 2026 and into next year ...