AI cameras are spotting wildfires across California — often before humans call 911
A growing network of high-tech devices searches for smoke and calls it in.
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Perseid meteor shower: How and when to watch
The annual Perseid meteor shower — which inspired John Denver to write “Rocky Mountain High” more than 50 years ago — is underway now.
Do you need a reservation to get into Yosemite this summer? The Trump administration isn’t saying
Confusion reigns at iconic California park as visitors try to make vacation plans
Los Angeles fires: Catastrophic weather conditions drive firestorms across Southern California
Severe lack of rain, combined with wind gusts over 80 mph spread destructive flames
Apple co-founder to sell huge Carmel Valley ranch for $35 million to become public nature preserve
Rana Creek Ranch is half the size of the city of San Francisco, with "the grandeur of many of California's state parks."
California drought eases as state increases water deliveries to cities, farms
After three years of severe drought, water supplies are boosted and reservoirs are filling.
Biden names new U.S. Forest Service chief, will oversee twice as much land as all national parks
President Biden on Monday chose a Bay Area resident who has spent the past 14 years overseeing millions of acres of public land in California to be the new chief...
“Selfie epidemic”: How Israeli teenager fell to his death in Yosemite
Tomer Frankfurter, a promising young man visiting America from Israel, died while trying to get a stunning photograph near the edge of Nevada Fall in Yosemite National Park.
Yosemite rangers recover bodies of couple who died in fall from 3,500-foot cliff
Two people who fell to their deaths from a scenic Yosemite National Park overlook this week have not yet been identified.