- After a dry, mostly sunny start to the week, newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains what the chances for a warmup are on Tuesday for a few Bay Area cities. By Gerry Díaz
- The Bay Area is set to have another winter with below-average rain, but Chronicle meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains why one weather pattern might help break the recent dry spell. By Gerry Díaz
- Plastic pollution in waterways is an ever-growing concern. Point San Pablo is trying a new, high-tech way of tackling the problem. By Tara Duggan
- A year after a USDA sharpshooter executed Carl the coyote, San Francisco park officials warn of a possible population increase — and urge residents not to feed the feral canines. By Rachel Swan
- Where did fall go? Warmer temperatures on tap this week, with the heat peaking on Thursday. By Michelle Apon
- California is legalizing human composting, an option for after-life care that turns human bodies into soil By Carolyn Said
- Three perpetrators — one impersonating a PG&E; worker — robbed and assaulted the 70-year-old grandmother in her Daly City home. By Rachel Swan
- Despite the crisp, fall weather on tap for Saturday, newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains why this dry weather could spell trouble for October. By Gerry Díaz
- Two months after a devastating algae bloom began spreading through the San Francisco Bay, experts are still trying to determine what caused it and how such a event can be prevented in the future. By Tara Duggan
- Humboldt Bay is experiencing a rate of sea level rise that is about twice the state’s average. Worries are mounting about homes, a highway and even a nuclear waste facility. By Tara Duggan
- Appeals court says metal-shredding company near Oakland A’s proposed ballpark site doesn’t have to classify treated residue as hazardous waste and change transport and storage methods, as the A’s had sought. By Bob Egelko
- Rainy months at the end of 2021 were followed by some of the driest months on record. By Jack Lee
- Newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains the weather ahead this weekend across the Bay Area and for the festival By Gerry Díaz
- Three homes have become the first in the Bay Area to be publicly named as using too much water. More are coming. Here are the common causes for people making the list. By Michael Cabanatuan
- A high pressure is poised to warm up the Bay Area today, but newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains why it’s also igniting concerns for the rest of the fire season. By Gerry Díaz
- Climate change is increasing the risk of damaging coastal flooding. By Jack Lee
- With wind speeds topping 155 mph, Ian reached the peninsula’s western coast Wednesday afternoon with wind speeds just 2 mph shy of the threshold that would make it the fifth Category 5 storm to ever strike the United States. By Nora Mishanec
- Cool, wet air is sitting over Northern California, but newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains why fire season is waking up again. By Gerry Díaz
- California wine and liquor drinkers will soon pay up to 10 cents more when they buy an adult beverage at the store after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill Tuesday to expand the state’s bottle-deposit program. By Dustin Gardiner
- The East Bay Municipal Utility District has begun fining households that consume too much water during the drought. By Kurtis Alexander and Michael Cabanatuan
- Fog and cool temperatures are making it feel like August in parts of the Bay Area, and newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains why this brief fog fest is on its way out the door. By Gerry Díaz
- Siskiyou County sheriff’s reports of fires at the Roseburg Forest Products facility in Weed obtained by The Chronicle show a number of different fires at the lumber mill. By Matthias Gafni
- Drought, fire, frost and other effects of climate change are making it tougher to be a grape farmer in Mendocino County’s Redwood Valley. By Esther Mobley
- After a warm weekend, the Bay Area can expect more of the same Monday. A slight cooldown on Tuesday should be followed by a gradual warm-up by the end of the week. By Michelle Apon
- Napa County has declared an emergency as the dreaded bark beetle annihilates trees stressed by fire and drought. By Kate Galbraith
- California has only about one-tenth as many human fire lookouts as in a bygone age. But they still play a crucial role. By Gregory Thomas
- The warming trend continues and newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz shares when there may be some relief from the heat before Folsom Weekend festivities get under way. By Gerry Díaz
- September 1904 recorded the highest S.F. temperature until that time and the most rainfall ever during the fall month. By Jack Lee and Peter Hartlaub
- A large ridge of high pressure is building into California, and newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz shares what its impacts on the state’s weather pattern will be this weekend. By Gerry Díaz
- Electric heat pumps, which draw heat from the air and circulate it into homes, are California’s new solution to home heating. By Danielle Echeverria
- Last weekend’s storms provided a healthy amount of rain to parts of the parched Bay Area and Northern California - helping temporarily reduce the risk from wildfires by giving them less dry fuel to feed on. By Kellie Hwang
- A new study from Stanford researchers suggests that the vast majority of electric-car drivers who plug in at night should alter their charging behavior to protect California’s electrical grid. By Dustin Gardiner
- After an unusually cold and wet middle of September, newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz shares what happens to our temperatures now that a desert high pressure heads west to California. By Gerry Díaz
- Deciphering that wine label isn't always easy. By Esther Mobley
- The first “triple-dip” La Niña of the century could have a big influence on Bay Area weather. By Jack Lee
- The state Supreme Court will allow a California wildlife agency to consider endangered-species protections for four types of bumblebees under a law that was drafted to protect fish. By Bob Egelko
- Summits near Lake Tahoe got an early winter special on their snowpack this week, and newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz shares which ski resorts are on tap for another unusual round of September snow showers. By Gerry Díaz
- It’s the last day of stormy weather for the week in California, and newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains what the chances for rain are before the storm departs the Bay Area. By Gerry Díaz
- California’s first Clean Air Center opened in San Francisco on Tuesday. Eventually, the Bay Area is expected to host more than 300 sites where residents can go to escape wildfire smoke. By Kurtis Alexander
- Amid what one state lawmaker described as ‘existential threats’ to oceans and wildlife, California has banned the mining of minerals in state waters. By Tara Duggan
- What’s left of this past weekend’s storm is still anchored just off the coast, and newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains why it might leave with a few stray showers as its parting gift. By Gerry Díaz
- This past weekend’s storm drenched large swaths of the Bay Area, and newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains some of the disparities in rainfall totals, along with a few surprising areas. By Gerry Díaz
- What to eat when it's raining, with Bay Area restaurant recommendations. By Soleil Ho
- A rare September storm is producing widespread rain across the Bay Area. But the weather could change again soon. By Michelle Apon
- Gusts could intensify to 45 miles per hour along the coast, prompting fears of downed power lines and tree limbs, along with dangerous road conditions. By Rachel Swan
- Several streets were closed and some Muni routes were rerouted Sunday as revelers prepared to kick off the annual LeatherWalk from San Francisco City Hall to Eagle Plaza amid rainy weather. By Jessica Flores and Sam Whiting
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Southern California wastes a lot of water despite historic drought. But it can teach the Bay Area...The Bay Area has generally been among the best regions in California at water conservation, while Southern California gets a bad rap. But there’s a twist. By Kurtis Alexander and Yoohyun Jung
- The September storm marks a dramatic shift for residents recovering from a record heat wave in the heart of wildfire season and a years-long drought. By Matthias Gafni, Sam Whiting and Rachel Swan
- Firefighters continued to make progress Friday night against the Mosquito Fire — the largest California wildfire this year — but anticipate that upcoming windy weather will make the battle more challenging before an unusual September rainstorm... By Danielle Echeverria
- In another worldwide first, California would require new trucks to be zero-emissions in 2040. Large companies would gradually convert fleets. Truckers worry about the costs and practicality of electric trucks. By Nadia Lopez
- The Alaska storm is about to set off a chain of events for California’s weather, and newsroom meteorologist Gerry Díaz explains what the Bay Area can expect on the first round of this weekend’s storm. By Gerry Díaz
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Great white sharks are now spending summers at a popular California beach. How dangerous is Shark...Juvenile white sharks have begun spending time off a Santa Cruz-area beach after warming ocean temperatures drew them farther north than usual. They have to share space with humans and sea otters. By Tara Duggan
- The state and several counties announced an $8 million settlement with Safeway for alleged failure to provide protections against underground fuel leaks from its 71 gas stations in California. By Bob Egelko
- Rain in downtown San Francisco could be the most in decades. North Bay locales are expected to see even more. By Jack Lee
- Regenerative farming isn’t just good for the planet. It may have financial and quality benefits for California’s grape farmers, too. By Esther Mobley
- Nearly four years after voters approved a $425 million bond to prepare the seawall and the structures along it for what the future might bring, the port has selected the first six projects to pursue. By John King