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Byline: SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer

20 Feb

Scientists change how El Nino is labeled to keep up with spike in temperature

published on February 20, 2026 - 2:30 PM

The natural El Nino cycle, which warps weather worldwide, is both adding to and shaped by a warming world, meteorologists

02 Oct

Study shows the world is far more ablaze now with damaging fires than in the 1980s

published on October 2, 2025 - 2:46 PM

Earth’s nastiest and costliest wildfires are blazing four times more often now than they did in the 1980s because of

08 Sep

As world gets hotter, Americans are turning to more sugar, study finds

published on September 8, 2025 - 2:26 PM

Global warming in the United States is amping up the country’s sweet tooth, a new study found. When the temperature

24 Jun

Temperature in New York City reaches 100 degrees as eastern US swelters under extreme heat wave

published on June 24, 2025 - 2:36 PM

Extensive triple digit heat, broken temperature records and oppressive humidity piled up into a steaming mess as the heat dome

10 Apr

La Nina exits after three weak months, leaving Earth in neutral climate state

published on April 10, 2025 - 3:07 PM

(AP) — See you later La Nina, we hardly knew you. La Nina, the natural cooling flip side of the

12 Mar

Study shows rain-soaking atmospheric rivers are getting bigger, wetter and more frequent

published on March 12, 2025 - 1:40 PM

(AP) — As extreme weather events have hit the world hard in recent years, one meteorology term — atmospheric rivers

28 Jan

Study says climate change made conditions that fed California wildfires more likely, more intense

published on January 28, 2025 - 2:44 PM

Human-caused climate change increased the likelihood and intensity of the hot, dry and windy conditions that fanned the flames of

15 Mar

Meteorologists say this year’s warm winter provided key ingredient for Midwest killer tornadoes

published on March 15, 2024 - 2:37 PM

This winter’s record warmth provided the key ingredient for a Midwest outbreak of deadly tornadoes and damaging gorilla hail that

20 Oct

US oil production hits all-time high, conflicting with efforts to cut heat-trapping pollution

published on October 20, 2023 - 2:09 PM

United States domestic oil production hit an all-time high last week, contrasting with efforts to slice heat-trapping carbon emissions by the Biden

24 Aug

Study reveals how much carbon damage would cost corporations if they paid for their emissions

published on August 24, 2023 - 2:42 PM

The world’s corporations produce so much climate change pollution, it could eat up about 44% of their profits if they had to

BLOG: For the Central Valley, policy must work in practice — not just on paper

Posted: March 12, 2026 at 12:40 pm

For the Central Valley, Sacramento is not abstract. State policy
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BLOG: California’s tribal casinos trample smaller cardrooms with new regulations

Posted: March 11, 2026 at 9:18 am

While writing a book about California politics a quarter-century ago, I devoted
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