Fire officials in Los Angeles have run into a serious snag while trying to contain the nearly half-dozen blazes threatening the city - questions about the water supply. "Those hydrants are typical for ...

*The idea of using ocean water to combat wildfires has gained momentum in recent years, particularly in wildfire-prone regions like Los Angeles, where fierce blazes can engulf vast areas in mere hours ...

(NEXSTAR) – Footage of a firefighting plane picking up water from the Pacific Ocean to beat back the wildfires currently burning in Los Angeles has only added fuel to a debate taking place among ...

Patrick Megonigal, Associate Director of Research, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center A firefighting plane dumps water on one of the fires in the Los Angeles area in January 2025. Brian van der ...

The Southern Indian Ocean off the west coast of Australia is becoming less salty at an astonishing rate, largely due to climate change, new research shows. In a study published February 3 in Nature ...

After heavy rains, we’re learning more about how the Palisades Fire runoff could be affecting our coastline. County officials and other groups have been testing the areas for things like heavy metals ...

Julie Sharp is a digital producer at CBS Los Angeles. She is a South Bay native and majored in print journalism at Cal State University Long Beach. Julie previously reported for the Beach Reporter, ...

This video explores what it actually takes to turn raw ocean water into usable sea salt. The process relies on evaporation, heat control, and careful handling as minerals slowly concentrate and ...

The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see. When sunlight hits ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. (NEXSTAR) – Footage of a firefighting plane ...