San Benito County Resilience Articles

The tunnel project, which would cost billions and take decades, aims to help shore up water supplies in much of California. The new environmental impact report outlines the impacts.

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

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.

The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing, which will help pumas in the Santa Monica Mountains cross 10 lanes of Highway 101, will be the largest in the world.

California can increase water savings in urban and suburban areas by 30 to 48 percent using nothing but existing technology, a new report from the Pacific Institute says.

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

Californians know to expect the unexpected. From earthquakes shaking us awake to wildfires racing through our mountains to tsunamis rocking the boats in our harbors, our great state offers breathtaking beauty mixed with a little unnerving excitement.  In recent years, …

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.

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

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

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.

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

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,