The reported costs of the Los Angeles fires are staggering. The hidden costs are worse. ... The areas burned since 2017 represent billions in lost ecosystem value, ...

Dinasquet and her team are sampling surface water and ocean layers up to 330 feet deep to observe how sinking ash particles can impact the ecosystem. Some of the charred material the crew observed ...

"This case highlights the importance of protecting our coastal waters." Boat captain hit with major penalties for dangerous ...

One hallmark of our current moment is that when an event happens, there is little collective agreement on even basic facts.

LOS ANGELES − Firefighters were making steady progress on the deadly fires that have destroyed thousands of homes and other buildings across the region, ... 'The ecosystem is going to change' ...

Over the past two years, millions of fossils have been found beneath a Los Angeles high school. Paleontologists say the finding is notable for its size and diversity.

This previously unknown symbiotic relationship helps keep methane—a major greenhouse gas—trapped in the ocean.

The devastating fires in Los Angeles have numerous secondary effects as scientists are finding out now off the coast of Southern California.Researchers from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of ...

Marine Ecosystem Survey Finds a New Variable: Falling Ash from Los Angeles Fires by Kira Caspers • Times of San Diego Jan. 23, 2025, 10:15 p.m. Jan. 24, 2025, 7:15 a.m. Share this: ...