The Latest Breaking News from Gabrielle Canon

Thursday briefing: What’s behind the growing danger and destruction of California’s wildfires

In today’s newsletter: The danger from fires like those raging near Los Angeles are only expected to grow, as the climate crisis and the state’s dense population sparks more superspreaders

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

Extreme weather is changing California. These road trips show how

In a year of historic storms, drought and the aftermath of wildfires, a Guardian reporter hit the road to see how three popular routes are faring

The Guardian - US · Dec 28, 2023

Can goats and sheep stop wildfires? This shepherdess is rallying the flock

A rancher in California is training a new generation to fight fires – and foster deeper connections to the land – with farm animals

The Guardian - US · Nov 11, 2023

California town races for survival after levees fail: ‘It destroyed everything’

The town of Pajaro was flooded by the nearby river after repeated deluges, forcing residents to shelter at a fairground

The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2023

‘Beautiful but terrible’: historic mountain towns buckle under weight of California snow

Heavy snow has wrought calamity across the state; burying roads and houses, disrupting power and snapping branches off trees

The Guardian - US · Mar 11, 2023

‘Inside we are all struggling’: storm-bruised California begins recovery

The long road to rebuilding is just beginning in the rain-pummeled state as assessments reveal damage worth millions

The Guardian - US · Jan 21, 2023

How fast-moving floods took a deadly toll on California’s capital: ‘No one expected it’

Storms took five lives in Sacramento county, where a year of heatwave and drought was followed by record rain

The Guardian - US · Jan 14, 2023

‘We’re dwindling like the salmon’: the Indigenous nations fighting for water rights

In California’s Bay-Delta, civil rights are inextricable from water rights, a coalition says – and a way of life is on the line

The Guardian - US · Aug 26, 2022

‘Parks are wild by nature’: Yosemite visitors undeterred by raging forest fires

Picnics, treks, camping and swimming continue despite hazardous air quality and ash in national park

The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2022

Los Angeles’ climate future hangs in the balance as city votes for new mayor

While voters have cited environment as a top priority, the issue has become secondary to the homelessness crisis and crime

The Guardian - US · Jun 2, 2022