The Latest Stories from KQED Science
| NASA Prepares to Return to Venus for the First Time in Decades | | Venus is back on the menu for space exploration, with the announcement by NASA of two new missions to Earth’s closest planetary neighbor. | | |
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| Millions of Calif. Homes Are in Fire-Prone Areas. Researchers Say It's Time To Reimagine Where People Live | | More than 11 million Californians, roughly a quarter of the state’s population, live in high-risk wildfire areas known as the wildland-urban interface. | | |
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| Sizzling June Heat Wave Raises Concern About Climate Change-Driven Extreme Weather | | From the Great Plains to the California coast, a powerful "heat dome" set records. | | |
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| Bone Dry Bay Area Forests Portend Fierce Fire Season | | It’s dry, but how dry? Fire researchers say some vegetation is drier now than at the peak of California's last major drought. | | |
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| California Oil Regulators Delay Health, Safety Rules Again | | California regulators missed another deadline Monday for releasing new health and safety measures to protect people living near oil and gas drilling sites, frustrating environmental advocates who say communities can’t wait any longer for change. | | |
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| Newsom Misled the Public About Wildfire Prevention Efforts Ahead of Worst Fire Season on Record | | Gov. Gavin Newsom dramatically overstated the amount of fire prevention work performed on 'priority projects' he touted and cut Cal Fire’s mitigation budget by $150 million last year, an investigation by CapRadio and NPR’s California Newsroom found. | | |
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| 'Communities Know Best': Climate Solutions in The South Bay Start With Listening | | Leaders in the South Bay are trying out a radical new approach to designing climate solutions. | | |
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