El Niño may drive California’s winter weather, but Atlantic La Niña and warm ocean waters could add complexity to the forecast.

The Golden State is likely to be ground zero for this historically intense El Niño in the US.

The coastline looking south from San Francisco in Sept. 2024 taken during a topographic lidar survey of the California ...

Long Beach is building up a giant wall of sand to defend against rising ocean tides as massive waves continue to pound the California coast. Video footage captured crews using heavy equipment to build ...

A marine heat wave is causing ocean temperatures off California's coast to rise 4 to 8 degrees above average. The warming water is disrupting the food chain, causing seabirds to starve and wash ashore ...

Over the past several months, an intense marine heat wave has developed in the Pacific from Washington to Baja Mexico, with a particularly extreme hot spot between the Bay Area and San Diego. Ocean ...

A marine heatwave is helping bring more sharks, including unusual warm-water species, north toward beaches in Southern ...

A marine heat wave already warming waters off California's coast is expected to linger through the rest of the year, and forecasters say a developing El Niño could make conditions even more favorable ...

Crowds were gathered on Seabright State Beach in Santa Cruz to enjoy warm July weather last weekend when lifeguards jumped into action for a heart-pounding water rescue.

An Indian-American father has shared the terrifying ordeal of nearly losing his 10-year-old son to powerful ocean waves in California, while expressing heartfelt gratitude to the teenage lifeguard ...

Up to 100% chance marine heat wave persists off California through 2026, with El Niño expected to reinforce warming. Ocean heat threatens fisheries, kelp forests and marine wildlife across the West ...