The unusually hot waters are lurking in the sea off the California coast, and they could wreak havoc on the state’s weather and marine food chain.

Extreme heat wave conditions driven record-breaking global fire outbreaks, burning over 150 million hectares since January ...

Historically warm waters in 2014 caused strandings of malnourished birds, sea lions along beaches, worsened drought ...

California’s coastal waters are experiencing a marine heat wave, with record or near-record ocean temperatures reported along ...