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• UC Santa Cruz Study Warns California Foundational Trees Face Habitat Loss of Up to 75 Percent by 2100

  Published: Apr 25, 2026

  Section: Environment

  A new climate informed risk assessment published in Global Change Biology reveals that 27 foundational tree species in California are significantly more vulnerable than current int...

• Back-to-Back Pacific Storms Threaten To Bury Sierra Nevada Highways Under Four Feet Of Snow

  Published: Apr 12, 2026

  Section: Environment

  The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for the Sierra Nevada as two successive Pacific systems prepare to deliver up to 48 inches of snow starting Friday ev...

• High Stakes Rescue Underway After Massive Avalanche Traps Backcountry Skiers in California

  Published: Feb 18, 2026

  Section: US & Canada

  A major rescue operation is active in California following an avalanche in a remote backcountry region. Emergency teams are searching for missing skiers after the slide occurred du...