Also, the increase in atmospheric temperature would lead to great changes in the climate of the northern hemisphere. In the past, concern about a manmade warming of the earth has concentrated on the Arctic because the Antarctic is much colder and has a much thicker ice sheet. But the ...
“Christopher Columbus is a deeply polarizing historical figure given the deadly impact his arrival in this hemisphere had on indigenous populations,” said the Lawmakers. “The continued presence of this statue in California’s Capitol, where it has been since 1883, is completely out of place tod...
SACRAMENTO, Calif.-A statue depicting Christopher Columbus that has been the centerpiece of the California Capitol rotunda since 1883 will be removed after legislative leaders decided it is out of place “given the deadly impact his arrival in this hemisphere had on indigenous populations.” ...
Late summer is the driest time of year for much of California; on average, Los Angeles International Airport receives no rain at allduring the month of August. But if you go east over the mountains into San Bernardino County, the pattern suddenly switches — in Twentynine Palms, August i...
2020. The IntCal20 Northern Hemisphere Radiocarbon Age Calibration Curve (0–55 cal kBP). Radiocarbon 62. Cambridge University Press: 725–757. https://doi.org/10.1017/RDC.2020.41. Roos, Christopher I., David M. J. S. Bowman, J.K. Balch, Paulo Artaxo, William J. Bond, Mark A. ...
California ports in general are responsible for about 40 percent of container imports into the U.S. and 30 percent of such exports, per the research, conducted by Berkeley’s Goldman School of Public Policy and Energy & Environmental Research Associates. ...
Special Features:Death Valley is the largest national park unit outside of Alaska and includes more than 3 million acres of wilderness area. This large desert, nearly surrounded by high mountains, contains the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere. The area includes Scotty's Castle, the grandios...
Built as a summer home in 1929, this grand castle on Emerald Bay is considered one of the finest examples of Scandinavian architecture in the Western Hemisphere. Read more Northstar California For the modern family that prefers substance with a unique, laid-back style, No...
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though — both to deal with climate-fueled aridification in the American West and to confront the reality of the usual El Niño-La Niña swings. As my L.A. Times colleague Hayley Smith reports, there arestrong odds of a La Niñadeveloping in the Northern H...