San Diego, California - Society needs forecasts tailored to individual regions to be able to adapt to climate change, but a new paper says the most important consideration for creating accurate models has been largely overlooked.

Los Angeles, California - University of California climate scientists analyzed and unraveled the personalities of Southern California’s two kinds of wildfires, and found that while the notorious Santa Ana fires cause 10 times more economic damage, both kinds of fire are expected to burn more ground by midcentury.

Los Angeles, California - Nearly 1 in 5 adults over 65 in California - more than three-quarters of a million people - live in an economic no-man’s land, unable to afford basic needs but often ineligible for government assistance, according to a new study by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Davis, California - Wildfires have ravaged regions of Southern California at an increasing rate over the past few decades, and scientists from three University of California campuses and partner institutions are predicting that by mid-century, a lot more will go up in flames.

Los Angeles, California - As Californians get their first look at new test results since 2013, a new poll released today shows California voters have mixed views on the Common Core State Standards, and their views shift with the way questions about the standards are posed.

Stanford, California - Can water ever be too clean? If the intent is to store it underground, the answer, surprisingly, is yes. In a new study, Stanford scientists have shown that recycled water percolating into underground storage aquifers in Southern California picked up trace amounts of arsenic because the water was too pure.