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The Coast Guard has called off a search for a man who was reportedly attacked by a shark Sunday morning in Northern California, officials said.

Undeterred by the dark orange skies, a group of surfers hit the waves at Ocean Beach on Wednesday.

Images of packed shores have prompted a furor against officials in coastal states like California and Florida, who have resisted statewide beach closure orders.

People flock to Southern California beaches in Orange County and Ventura County, trying to practice social distancing during the coronavirus outbreak.

The virus could be carried to the ocean in runoff and then kicked into the air by the surf, a Scripps scientist says.

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Visualising the amount of microplastic we eat

Storms caused by atmospheric rivers cause about $1 billion damage each year, a new study shows, with more damage in California than any state studied.

The beloved Gold Nugget Museum lost almost everything in last year’s Camp Fire – antique guns and mining certificates, Native American baskets and historic photos – even the plaster rep…

In an unprecedented move, Pacific Gas & Electric early Wednesday began a sweeping shut off power to about 800,000 customers across Northern California in a desperate attempt to avoid wildfires caused by winds damaging power equipment.

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The fire that swept the Conception was too intense to save any of the passengers trapped below, crew members said.

Virtually the entire population of Hong Kong wore masks voluntarily from the beginning. They have had four COVID deaths.

#FloridaMorons went viral after that state's beaches reopened. Now, amid a heat wave, thousands of Californians have converged on open beaches.

A scientist who angered surfers when she warned of potential coronavirus threats in sea spray reassesses the danger amid new research.

Yosemite National Park shut down to all visitors as of 3 p.m. Friday.

Floodwater was everywhere — muddy-brown and streaked in pockets by an oily film.

Four families whose relatives were among the 34 people killed in a fire aboard the dive boat Conception are suing the vessel's owners.

The Marshall Islands' capital city is flooded by storm waves, dengue fever and flu are rampant, and its president pleads for help from the global community.

State Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Thursday announced a one-year moratorium banning insurers from not renewing policies for homeowners in wildfire-ravaged areas of the state.

California utilities are woefully behind on maintenance and new power systems to prevent long-term blackouts.

Electronic devices were plugged into a series of outlets in the Conception's galley. Those outlets are a focus of the investigation into the deadly dive boat fire that killed 34.