California is about to get an early taste of summer — as a brutal early-season hate wave is set to envelope the Golden state. Forecasters are warning temperatures could soar 20 to 30 degrees above ...

California marine heat wave drives seabird die-offs and marine mammal stress as ocean temperatures spike off West Coast. Will El Niño change it?

Historically warm waters in 2014 caused strandings of malnourished birds, sea lions along beaches, worsened drought ...

A marine heat wave is warming California’s coast, driving seabird starvation, ecosystem stress and record ocean temperatures.

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Austin Turner is a web producer at CBS News Los Angeles. An Inland Empire native, Austin earned a degree in journalism from San Jose State University in 2020. Before joining CBS News in 2025, he ...

Something unusual and with far-reaching consequences is lurking in the sea off the California coast, stretching all the way down the Baja Peninsula and more than 500 miles to the southwest. In this ...

The heat wave about to batter Southern California could be the “most extraordinary” in history, an expert has warned. “It’s hard to put into words just how extreme the heatwave coming to California ...

California's coastal waters are experiencing a marine heat wave, with unusually warm ocean temperatures. These warmer waters can lead to harmful algal blooms, more jellyfish, and stressed marine life ...