News articles tagged with 'California'
Changes in California's bird communities due to climate change
— 2 Sep 2009 13:15 | EnvironmentAs much as half of California could be occupied by new bird communities by 2070 according to a new study by PRBO Conservation Science (PRBO) and partners. The publication entitled 'Reshuffling... — full story
Wildfires in Southern California captured by satellite
— 1 Sep 2009 19:15 | EnvironmentWildfires throughout Southern California has been captured by the backward (northward)-viewing camera of the Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR) instrument on NASA's Terra... — full story
Deadly heat waves are becoming more frequent in California
— 26 Aug 2009 12:30 | EnvironmentFrom mid July to early August 2006, a heat wave swept through the southwestern United States. Temperature records were broken at many locations and unusually high humidity levels for... — full story
Long-term care costs exceed yearly income for many Calif. seniors living alone
— 19 Jun 2009 08:16 | HealthIn Los Angeles County, being disabled can cost a year's income. That's because the annual cost of in-home care services for seniors living alone is now $319 more than this group's median... — full story
Nearly a million Californians seek medical care in Mexico annually
— 27 May 2009 10:00 | HealthDriven by rising health care costs at home, nearly 1 million Californians cross the border each year to seek medical care in Mexico, according a new paper by UCLA researchers and colleagues... — full story
Kaiser Permanente grant to expand UCLA International Medical Centre Graduate Program
— 14 May 2009 11:50 | HealthKaiser Permanente announced a $2 million grant to the David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California, Los Angeles, to expand its International Medical Graduate Program.... — full story
NOAA researchers: Blue whales re-establishing former migration patterns
— 12 May 2009 11:23 | EnvironmentScientists have documented the first known migration of blue whales from the coast of California to areas off British Columbia and the Gulf of Alaska since the end of commercial whaling... — full story
Origins of wolverine in California genetically verified
— 2 May 2009 18:08 | BiologyA wolverine first photographed by a remote-controlled camera on the Tahoe National Forest in February 2008 is most closely related to Rocky Mountain populations, according to a team... — full story
New Southern California beetle killing oaks
— 2 May 2009 17:41 | EnvironmentU.S. Forest Service scientists have completed a study on a beetle that was first detected in California in 2004, but has now attacked 67 percent of the oak trees in an area 30 miles... — full story
Study analyses 2006 California heat wave's substantial effect on morbidity
— 26 Feb 2009 15:20 | HealthAn extreme heat wave affected much of the state of California during mid- to late July 2006, breaking daily maximum temperature records in many regions of the State. A study conducted... — full story