Map: See How California's Drought Conditions Improved After a Wet February Storms in January and February wiped drought off the map for parts of California By Jonathan Lloyd • Published March 2 ...

On Jan. 8, 2025, the soil moisture content, as measured down to about 40 inches (100 cm), was in the bottom 2% historically for that day in the area around Los Angeles NASA ...

He put Southern California's dryness into perspective using charts and maps. How dry is Southern California right now? ... transpiration and evaporation also suck water out of the plants and soil.

Extreme heat from California’s climate-driven wildfires is transforming a metal common in soil into an airborne carcinogen that can be inhaled by firefighters and people living downwind of ...

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As of July, the EPA lists 96 contaminated places in California on the National Priorities List. "It is a list of the worst hazardous waste sites identified by Superfund," the EPA explains.

They found that the intense heat from those fires can transform natural elements in the soil into Chromium 6, a toxic metal believed to cause cancer. MORE: Study shows why CA redwoods are so ...

In early January, the soil moisture in much of Southern California was in the bottom 2% of historical records for that day in the region. That’s extremely low.