Monterey County Resilience Articles

In the wake of the 2016 Soberanes Fire and subsequent years of drought, several local communities in the wildland urban interface got to work not only hardening their homes to protect against wildfires, but hardening whole neighborhoods.

By 9pm on Friday night, Jan. 21, a vague, wine-colored glow was visible from as far north as Santa Cruz. Wildfire reports in Big Sur had been surfacing for almost two hours, but with poor cell phone and internet service,…

It was the driest of winters, followed by the wettest of winters. For the Central Coast, the last two years have been a tale of two La Niñas, the irregular weather phenomenon associated with cold oceans and dry air.

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.

MONTEREY COUNTY — Monterey County Sustainability Program will host its first community workshop Tuesday evening as part of its Community Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (CCAAP) stakeholder engagement efforts. The Nov. 16 virtual workshop, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., is …

A diverse set of characters—researchers, scientists, academics, conservationists—gathered in the Santa Lucia Preserve in Carmel Valley on Nov. 7 to share their expertise during a prescribed burn.

In which we ponder human self organization.

Even as California’s wildfires grow more intense seemingly every year, insurers are cancelling policies for homeowners in the path of the fires.

California Local gives a voice to community volunteers—and the business leaders who make their work possible.

Climate scientists say that global warming is making wildfire season much worse. Here's how climate change causes fires to be more destructive.

What is California’s Forest Management Task Force and what does it do?

This year's dry lightning storms left the state scrambling to for climate change solutions.

Statewide system launches on 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake,