Aggressive and impactful reporting on climate change, the environment, health and science. Experts say it’s not just bad luck that has made the San Joaquin Valley one of the front lines of climate change in America. Flood waters ripple through an orchard of dead and dying pistachio trees in Tulare Lake. In places like Kern County — the center of oil and gas production in California — climate change isn’t always given its due. Tachi Yokut tribal member Hunter Ramos, 9, and his father, Daniel, celebrate the rebirth of Tulare Lake.

Source: Los Angeles Times October 25, 2023 16:01 UTC