Federal and state officials have a lot to answer for in the wake of the Oroville Dam fiasco. They decided in 2005 to ignore warnings that the massive earthen spillway adjacent to the dam itself could erode during heavy winter rains – which it has done – and cause a calamity, which it very nearly did this week and could yet do by the end of this winter.
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In a fiery speech, California Gov. Jerry Brown defends climate action …
In his State of the State address Tuesday morning, California Gov. Jerry Brown delivered an impassioned defense of climate action while decrying what he described as the Trump administration’s attacks on science and basic facts. While Brown has previously made waves with comments about his state’s commitment to the issue of climate change, Tuesday’s speech may be among his most defiant yet.
In a fiery speech, California Gov. Jerry Brown defends climate action …
In his State of the State address Tuesday morning, California Gov. Jerry Brown delivered an impassioned defense of climate action while decrying what he described as the Trump administration’s attacks on science and basic facts. While Brown has previously made waves with comments about his state’s commitment to the issue of climate change, Tuesday’s speech may be among his most defiant yet.
Virtual reality takes Hesperia students on field trips to DC, volcanos and China
Students picked up white plastic visors and slid them onto their faces. Suddenly, they were 2,600 miles away, standing in Washington, D.C., next to the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial, with the Lincoln and Jefferson memorials visible as they turned their heads.
2016 to break heat record
Two days before the presidential inauguration, scientists are expected to announce that 2016 was the hottest year on Earth since record-keeping began in 1880 - news that will test national, state and economic leadership on climate change. Even as Washington, D.C., and California bundle up against winter chill, records will show that extreme heat blanketed large areas of every continent this year, pushing up average temperatures for the third year in a row.
2016 to break heat record; temps challenging climate change skeptics
Two days before the presidential inauguration, scientists are expected to announce that 2016 was the hottest year on Earth since record-keeping began in 1880 - news that will test national, state and economic leadership on climate change. Even as Washington, D.C., and California bundle up against winter chill, records will show that extreme heat blanketed large areas of every continent this year, pushing up average temperatures for the third year in a row.
Climate change: Hottest year triggers call for action
Two days before the presidential inauguration, scientists are expected to announce that 2016 was the hottest year on earth since record-keeping began in 1880 - news that will test national, state and economic leadership on climate change. Even as Washington D.C. and California bundle up against winter chill, records will show that extreme heat blanketed large areas of every continent this year, pushing up average temperatures for the third year in a row.