A third monolith has now appeared in California
First we had the Utah monolith. Then we had the one in Romania. Now a third monolith has appeared, this time on Pine Mountain in Atascadero, California. The 10 foot…
Colossal fires look ever more menacing, viewed from space
If intelligent life beyond Earth (should it exist) could view our planet right now, they might be astonished by the great plume of smoke curling over the ocean. It’s a…
Watch a plane fly through San Francisco’s orange, dystopian skies
The dystopia is colored orange. The profoundly dense smoke layer over the San Francisco region on Sept. 9, born from California’s record-breaking fire season, resulted in a dramatically orange glow…
Terrifying images of California’s wildfires show firefighters tackling the flames
As the heat wave in California continued over the weekend, and the National Weather Service issued critical warnings, firefighters have been battling intense wildfires across the area. Five counties —…
Why more heat will pummel California
Another blast of heat will sting California. The National Weather Service expects much of the fire-ravaged state will experience unusually hot early September temperatures over Labor Day weekend and beyond,…
California fires are supercharged by this potent factor
Potent fires have been erupting in California since mid-August. That’s when a lightning siege of over 13,000 strikes, from passing storm systems, started igniting the land. The siege sparked some…
California looks like a nightmare from space right now
The second and third largest fires in California history are now burning at the same time. Along with over 500 other fires. The Golden State — a region with long,…
Popular wildlife cam just became a dreadful fire cam
Hundreds of fires are burning in California. One of these many blazes, the Dolan Fire, is a grim scene on the normally pleasant explore.org wildlife webcams in the Ventana Wildlife…
California fire spawns towering, ashy clouds
When wildfires grow hot and large enough, they can spawn towering, smoky clouds. The Apple Fire burning in Southern California’s San Bernardino National Forest produced these big plumes, called pyrocumulus…
Tesla (and other electric truck competitors) just got good news
Elon Musk may have threatened to remove his Tesla electric vehicles factories from California for its aggressive pandemic policies, but he’d better start thanking the state for its progressive environmental…