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Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured
38+ min ago (619+ words) Start a monthly gift to keep CapRadio strong and independent. Donate Now to Keep CapRadio Strong Visitors pass by the cooling fog device at Gwangmyeong Cave tourist site in Gwangmyeong, South Korea, Aug. 6, 2026. Ahn Young-joon / AP WASHINGTON — Earth cooked to…...
The Valley’s next generation of farmers is learning how AI is changing the ag industry
6+ day, 5+ hour ago (952+ words) Hanford High honors agriculture students are shown sketching out plans for a monarch butterfly mural at their on-campus farm. Inside Jason Ferreira’s honors agriculture science class at Hanford High School, students are dreaming up big goals for the year – showing…...
Lessons from Caldor: The ‘Christmas Valley Miracle’ and forest management
1+ week, 6+ day ago (818+ words) Remnants of 2021's Caldor Fire are still highly visible in the Lake Tahoe Basin, as seen in this burn scar. Hugh Safford/ UC Davis Five years ago, the Caldor Fire consumed more than 200,000 acres across the Sierra foothills and Echo…...
CA Phases Out Paraquat | Tattoos and AI | Insight Studio Sessions: Jessica Malone
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1382+ words) capradio.org Thursday, August 27, 2026 CA Phases Out Paraquat | Tattoos and AI | Insight Studio Sessions: Jessica Malone Folk singer/songwriter Jessica Malone and her longtime violinist Giorgi Khokhovbashvili California’s farmers rely on numerous chemicals to keep the state’s agricultural economy running,…...
What happened after Sacramento sued over “forever chemicals” found in groundwater
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (1677+ words) A glass of Sacramento tap water. Forever chemicals went unchecked for decades and now water regulators and chemical companies across the country are grappling with the fallout. One chemical manufacturing company, 3M, was ordered to pay out between $10.5 to $12.5 billion to…...
Unusual dragonfly swarms sweep across California after warm spring rains
2+ week, 1+ day ago (688+ words) A dragonfly rests on a plant at the Lake Merritt Dragonfly Habitat Garden in Oakland, Calif., Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ Associated Press Peter Veilleux, who owns a nursery in Oakland, said he started noticing the dragonflies — at one point…...
Fire and Forest Management 5 Years After Caldor | Company Fined After Deadly Avalanche | Epic Fails at 'In a Nutshell"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (1446+ words) Fire and Forest Management 5 Years After Caldor | Company Fined After Deadly Avalanche | Epic Fails at 'In a Nutshell' capradio.org Tuesday, August 25, 2026 Fire and Forest Management 5 Years After Caldor | Company Fined After Deadly Avalanche | Epic Fails at 'In a Nutshell…...
Firefighters make progress against a Nevada wildfire that's destroyed more than 30 homes
2+ week, 2+ day ago (922+ words) This image taken from video shows a charred neighborhood following wildfires Saturday, Aug. 22, 2026, in Reno, Nevada. By HAVEN DALY and JOHN SEEWER, Associated Press Containment reached 27% and there was no new growth of the Hawk Fire, which has held steady…...
Growing food and power on the same land: California researchers test agrivoltaics
2+ week, 2+ day ago (1265+ words) Graduate student Gavin Chaboya Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, at the UC Davis agrivoltaics test site in Davis. As California farmers face worsening drought, extreme heat and rising costs, the state is racing to expand solar energy infrastructure. But both agricultural production and…...
That sinking feeling: How excessive groundwater usage is damaging the Sacramento Valley
2+ week, 5+ day ago (1440+ words) Kayakers navigate a narrow section of water near boat docks sitting on dry land at the Browns Ravine Cove area of drought-stricken Folsom Lake, in Folsom, Calif., Saturday, May 22, 2021. California’s water system is a complicated mix of reservoirs, snowpacks, and…...