'Apocalyptic threat': dire climate report raises fears for California's future

Statewide assessment, which comes amid summer of extreme wildfires, warns of deadly cost if climate change is not stopped California's summer of deadly wildfires and dangerous heatwaves will soon be the new normal if nothing is done to stop climate change, a report released on Monday warns. City heatwaves could lead to two to three times as many deaths by 2050, the report says. By 2100, without a reduction in emissions, the state could see a 77% increase in the average area burned by wildfires. ...