California is closer to meeting its goal of conserving 30% of its lands and coastal waters by 2030, according to a report.

A new map reveals where in the state of California the land is gradually sinking, exacerbating future risks related to rising global sea levels. The work—undertaken by remote sensing specialist ...

But those boundaries can vary wildly. Numerous organizations in California have attempted the challenging task of dividing the state into distinct regions, yet no map is the perfect point of ...

A map of California shows where active wildfires are burning. There are 18 active incidents, with hundreds of thousands of acres burned so far this year.

Now, six months later, just 8% of the state is at that level and 49% of the state is free of any drought conditions, a level that wasn’t even on the map in September.

In addition to the outages, California Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency as more than 30,000 people have been forced to flee their homes and evacuate the area. Start the day smarter.

Maps show the expanse of the Post Fire near Gorman, the Sites Fire in Colusa County and other major blazes raging in California. Latest U.S.

The state's normal wet season runs from late fall to the end of winter, but dismal precipitation left about 95 percent of California in severe drought at the start of spring. By September, nearly ...

Torrential rain and snow have again drenched California in recent weeks, amplifying an already wet winter season. The extreme precipitation has begun to ease the state’s long-term drought, the ...