Tag: California
California fire damage to homes is less ‘random’ than it seems
Faith Kearns, University of California, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources
In the midst of the many wildfire emergencies that have faced California this year,...
Who will bury Charles Manson?
Tanya D. Marsh, Wake Forest University
Charles Manson, the wild-eyed cult leader who claimed inspiration for an apocalyptic race war from the Beatles’ “White Album,”...
Coastal protection on the edge: The challenge of preserving California’s legacy
Gary Griggs, University of California, Santa Cruz and Charles Lester, University of California, Santa Cruz
The California coast is an edge. It’s the place where...
Will wildfires leave lasting economic scars on California’s vital wine country?
Liz Thach, Sonoma State University and Robert Eyler, Sonoma State University
Now that the wildfires that have swept through the vineyards, forests and towns of...
Why were California’s wine country fires so destructive?
Jon Keeley, US Geological Survey
As of late October more than a dozen wildfires north of San Francisco had killed more than 40 people, burned...
Don’t blame California wildfires on a ‘perfect storm’ of weather events
Gregory L Simon, University of Colorado Denver
Late evening on Oct. 8, a series of fires ignited in Northern California’s famous Wine Country region. The...
California needs to rethink urban fire risk after wine country tragedy
Max Moritz, University of California, Berkeley
We recently witnessed the wind-driven Tubbs fire blast its way through densely urbanized neighborhoods in Northern California, causing dozens...
State budgets hang in the balance as future of ACA uncertain
Capri Cafaro, American University
Many state budget directors are starting to plan for the next fiscal year – even as debate over repealing and replacing...
EXPLORING NATURE
Children can be systematic problem-solvers at younger ages than psychologists had...
Celeste Kidd, University of California, Berkeley
I’m in a coffee shop when a young child dumps out his mother’s...
