Silicon Valley lab works on predicting future atmospheric river storms
These last few weeks, the Bay Area has been hit hard with a series of strong atmospheric rivers. A Silicon Valley tech company is now getting into the science of weather.
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These last few weeks, the Bay Area has been hit hard with a series of strong atmospheric rivers. A Silicon Valley tech company is now getting into the science of weather.
Contra Costa County officials are seeking volunteers to serve on a committee to oversee an independent investigation and risk assessment following a release of heavy metals from a Martinez refinery over the Thanksgiving holiday.
At the start of this water year, it was very possible that the North Bay was facing the most serious drought challenge. The past four weeks or so have been something of a small miracle for Sonoma County, where reservoirs have taken a dramatic rebound.
The tiny San Mateo coastal community of Pescadero has been one of the spots hit hardest by the series of storms. On Saturday night, they were flooded again.
The North Bay drought picture has markedly improved over the past few weeks. In Marin County, reservoirs are at capacity.
Exxon Mobil's scientists were remarkably accurate in their predictions about climate change, even as the company made public statements that contradicted its own scientists' conclusions.
The battering the area took from recent storms triggered massive rockslides throughout San Jose's Alum Rock Park.
The San Francisco-based group that stages perhaps the most famous counterculture event in the world is among those facing off against the U.S. government over geothermal exploration in the Nevada desert.
The levels of carbon dioxide in the earth's atmosphere have exploded in the past 65+ years. CBS national environmental reporter David Schechter and his producer Chance Horner traveled to the Chabot Space and Science Center in the Oakland hills.
To deal with climate change and air pollution, you have to really understand where it is coming from. One Bay area company is pioneering the mapping of pollution and carbon dioxide levels in a hyperlocal way.
CBS News stations are dedicated to reporting more on the causes and impacts of climate change. National environmental correspondent David Schechter and producer Chance Horner. along with a team of researchers and producers at the CBS Innovation Lab are exploring the science behind climate change.
A citizen group brought a lawsuit Friday in federal court against the city of San Francisco, alleging that diesel generators at a city-run "vehicle triage center" in the Candlestick Point State Recreational Area violate the Clean Air Act.
In Solano County, people weathered Monday morning's storm amid threats of flooding. But it was in Napa County that one local winery lost a beloved icon.
Named Hazel, the 4-to-5-month-old cub was found severely emaciated in Soquel, near Santa Cruz.
An evacuation order has been issued for the Carmel River area in Monterey County on Monday morning, according to county emergency officials.
