Peering deep under California’s Sierra Nevada, Schulte-Pelkum and Kilb discovered new evidence of lithospheric foundering in progress. The team imaged the lower crust and uppermost mantle beneath the Sierra Nevada with receiver function analysis, which uses seismic waves that change as they cross structures beneath the surface.

The Green Revolution has decided that nature needs to go, and some residents of Nevada and California are up in arms about it. “Let’s destroy the environment to save the environment. That seems to be the mentality,

How dry is it in Southern California? See the drought levels and recent rainfall totals for several counties in the region.

Most are saying it’s too early to determine whether visitation to Las Vegas will be affected by recent fires, but those who are commenting are split on what to expect.

With below-average temperatures in the Pacific Ocean, the Climate Prediction Center says La Niña is here to stay this winter.

Now known as Prometheus, the tree was found to be nearly 5,000 years old. That means Prometheus came into existence around the time humans were exiting the Stone Age and beginning to work with bronze. It was older than the Roman Empire, the Egyptian pyramids and Christianity.

Nevada Governor Joe Lombardo announced assets that will be sent to Southern California to help battle wildfires.

More than 1,850 Guard members from California, Nevada and Wyoming were activated for the mission of of Monday morning. Mutliple C-130 Hercules aircraft equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting ...

An insurance expert told Channel 13 the devastating Southern California wildfires could lead to higher home insurance policy rates in the future.

Are you prepared for an emergency? While Las Vegas doesn't see hurricanes or tornadoes, the valley and its residents are always at risk of fires, flooding, earthquakes and extreme heat.

In the wake of the raging California wildfires, environmental groups are shifting the climate conversation away from mitigation, toward adaptation and resilience.

The elusive animal is native to the Eastern Sierra Nevada region and spends most of its time underground. It was first discovered over a century ago by zoologist Clinton Hart Merriam, a New York City native who was known as the “father of mammalogy.”