A marine heat wave is warming California’s coast, driving seabird starvation, ecosystem stress and record ocean temperatures.

Historically warm waters in 2014 caused strandings of malnourished birds, sea lions along beaches, worsened drought ...

On the last day of winter, as California was in the midst of a historic early-season heat wave, the ocean off Southern California crossed a striking threshold. At Scripps Pier in La Jolla, a ...

The clip has racked up more than 24,000 upvotes and hundreds of comments as viewers marvel at the sheer size of the pod.

The ocean temperature on the West Coast has soared in recent months, rising 3 to 7 degrees above normal in places.

Hottest. Earliest. Most extreme. California’s meteorologists and oceanographers keep dropping new superlatives about the temperatures in 2026. “There’s a bunch of claims circulating, some viral social ...

The California coast is bracing for heavy thunderstorms on Monday that could lead to dangerous flash flooding and debris flows. A flood watch is in effect for more than 10 million people along the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A potentially historic super El Niño could develop by late fall. For Southern California, the phenomenon could ...

CBP apprehended 60 people off the California coast during April joint operations with the Coast Guard, intercepting three separate overcrowded vessels.

A remote town might be the only spot left on California’s coast where aspiring homeowners can snatch an affordable beach ...

Federal oil and gas regulators on Thursday kicked off their environmental review of proposed new fossil fuel drilling lease sales off the California coast, signaling that the proceeding is moving ...