Monterey County Local News: Resilience

California wildfires are becoming larger, more frequent and more ferocious. ‘Malibu Burning’ author Robert Kerbeck shares simple steps you can take to protect your home.

Whether you’re on the Monterey Peninsula, in the Salinas Valley or Big Sur, keep these information resources handy on your smartphone.

This year, a series of extreme events in California and around the country have wreaked havoc, driven by climate change. How prepared are we for things to get worse?

By channeling funds to a number of nonprofits working on various issues in a given region, community foundations help solve big problems throughout California.

2023’s torrential rainstorms have eased California's drought conditions. But there’s a lot more to drought than the amount of rain, and this drought isn't over yet.

Fires, floods, earthquakes—California’s got it all. And CERT volunteers are ready to step in.

As California insurance companies have revoked the fire policies of thousands of homeowners, the state has taken steps to get them covered again.

Making it through the earthquake is the easy part. The hard part is surviving in the chaos that follows.

The climate change era has created a whole new set of terms for a wide variety of storms and other weather phenomena. Here are some of the most important.

California residents can turn to these public and private entities to help prepare for wildfires and protect their property.

What does it mean when firefighters call a fire "contained?" Here's a brief guide to commonly used fire prevention terminology.

Learn what's getting into Californians’ lungs and why it matters.