Walnut Trees’ 40-Million-Year-Old Secret: How They Switch Genders Every Season
Biologists at UC Davis have uncovered a fascinating genetic mechanism in walnut trees, allowing them to alternate between ...
California infernos in January? Here’s why wildfire season keeps getting longer and more devastating
As climate change warms the planet, wildfires have become so unpredictable and extreme that new words were invented: firenado, gigafire, fire siege — even fire pandemic. California has 78 more annual ...
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California infernos in January? Here’s why wildfire season keeps getting longer and more devastating
When is California’s wildfire season? It is now almost year-round. Nothing is as it was. Where are the worst California wildfires? All over ... been carved out where trees once stood.
Why LA is burning in the middle of winter
What’s behind the Santa Ana winds that are blowing more than 100km/h and can make fires rage downhill just as fast as uphill?
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What’s an often overlooked fearture of trees in your garden? The bark.
I often wonder what our parkways would look like in winter if the crape myrtles planted there possessed colorful bark.
Los Angeles residents flee fire as potentially 'life-threatening, destructive' winds gain strength
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Firefighters scrambled to corral a fast-moving wildfire in the Los Angeles hillsides dotted with celebrity ...
Southern California wildfire destroys many structures; governor declares state of emergency
A wildfire whipped up by extreme winds swept through a Los Angeles hillside dotted with celebrity residences Tuesday, burning homes and forcing the evacuation of tens of thousands of people.
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Warning of ‘life-threatening’ winds and high fire risk for Southern California
The US National Weather Service said it was expecting what could be the strongest Santa Ana windstorm for more than a decade.