We set the map to include what would happen with “unchecked pollution” between now and 2050. That setting most closely matches the current path we’re on, Climate Central said .

Out of curiosity, I called Hunter’s Nursery in the town of Big Bear Lake to see how Japanese maples fared in Sunset Zone 1B, which is the coldest zone in Southern California.

Southern California’s five most populous counties saw the size of the very-high fire zone grow to more than 812,000 acres in the latest update, up from just over 644,000 in the previous maps ...

Northern California saw above-average snowpack this year, but Central and Southern California performed below average. Some late-season snow and rain might saturate parts of Southern California this ...

Opinion; Southern California is extremely dry, and that’s fueling fires − maps show just how dry | Opinion. Published: ; Jan. 13, 2025, 8:15 a.m.