California wildfire death tol articles
-
California engineering student falls to his death from a 120-foot waterfall while hiking through Big Sur
A 21-year-old student reportedly fell to his death from a 120-foot waterfall while hiking along Big Sur in California, according to the Daily Mail. The student was studying mechanical engineering at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Kenneth Taylor, who was a burgeoning wildlife photographer, was discovered dead at the bottom of the Salm Creek waterfall on Saturday evening around 7:45 p.m. It's believed Taylor slipped and fell from the top of the waterfall. The authorities found him "in a pool at the...
-
California's Death Valley in surprise bloom as desert terrain is filled with wildflowers thanks to record-setting rain
Hurricane Hilary and subsequent atmospheric rivers dumped inches of rain in the desert, triggering the appearance of colorful wildflowers. This year has not shaped up to be a superbloom, with the last occurring in 2016. The heavy rainfall has also prompted the reappearance of a lake that dried up thousands of years ago
-
Letters to the Editor: Hate California? That says more about you than California
To the editor: Your print edition front page on April 8 had two articles about worsening circumstances in California with regard to climate change and housing, and a piece explaining the reasons conservatives don’t like us. It seems to be the norm for folks (even our friends and members of our family) to think negatively about the state. In reality, it is probable that not living within a budget leads to people thinking California is too expensive; that not knowing people different than we are...