At cal fire currently has its hands full with a number of wildfires burning up and down california a fastmoving wildfire in butte county has burned more than 250,000 acres, its killed at least 3 people. The creek fire in Fresno Madera counties has burned more than a 175,000 acres. Its 0 contained and in Southern California, the eldorado fire in San Bernardino county has burned more than 12,000 acres. After that fire was sparked by a smoke machine at a gender reveal party over the weekend. As wildfires continue to ravage a state with some of the largest fires burning here in the bay area. It seems like every year these wildfires break new record and what is most concerning is that experts say things are likely going to get worse kron 4 Sanaz Tahernia takes a look at the wildfire trends in california. The state of california is typically associated with sunshine, sandy beaches and surfers. But now it seems like wildfires are making the list what used to be a rare event is now commonplace
Coast snowstorm. Well be tracking it by tomorrow night 11 00 oclock watch this redevelop off the coast. Its going to intensify and be a major storm for parts of new york and new england and it will be bringing us plowable snow to a good part of the region take look at the fox future cast. As we go hour by hour by tomorrow morning 11am it will be 61 degrees. Were looking for record warmth within 24 hours well be looking at snow for thursday mornings rush its going to be a very slow go with temperatures in the 30s. The heaviest snow will fall during the morning rush on thursday. Winter storm watch posted for tomorrow night through thursday for our northern and western suburbs for significant accumulation. We say significant that means 6inches or more just looking at our computer models for philadelphia alone, the gfs model just came in. Magic numbers between five and sick inches for philadelphia. So coming up well talk about timing the storm, the storm impacts and your local snow amounts
Good afternoon. Before starting, would you please silence all cell phones during the session. A reminder that personal recording of sessions is not allowed. There will be a book signing following the session, and this panel will be meeting in signing area number one which you will find noted on your festival map. And you can also ask one of the volunteers in the room to direct you. Welcome. Im lynn fieldman, a freelance Science Writer and editor of Science Writers magazine published by the National Association of Science Writers. And i will serve as moderator of this session on science, technology and the human condition. It is my honor to introduce our panelists. At your far right beth shapiro, an associate professor of ecology and evolutionary biology at the university of californiasanta cruz. Her research is centered on the analysis of ancient dna. Her work has appeared in numerous publications including nature and science, and she is a 2009 recipient of a mac arthur award. She live
Extinction looks at the very real and compelling Science Behind an idea one scene as Science Fiction and addresses how the distinction will redefine it in the future. Next is david morris. The former marine officer he worked as a reporter in iraq from 2004 to 2007 his writing has appeared in the new yorker, slate the virginia quarterly review and the best american nonrequired reading. His book a biography of post Traumatic Stress disorder or a memoir it is also an analysis of an ever increasing phenomena that has changed the landscape of our culture. It too is a finalist in the sears competition. He was part of a team of times reporters that one the prize for explanatory reporting for its look into that Business Practices by apple and other Technology Companies that illustrates the darker side oflo a changing Global Economy for workers and consumers. He lives in San Francisco. His book machines of loving grace, the quest for Common Ground will they help us orp will they replace us. Thi
Mourning the loss of a bay area woman who was killed at random in a shooting spree in austin texas on sunday. Buck the woman was a newly married us driver with big plans. Kron4 Spencer Blake spoke with her wife today. Reporter the High School District is where she worked as a bus driver and apparently it was a job she was not only good at that one that she loved. Today the woman who loves her shared a little bit more about her. She was an amazing human being. She lit up the world. She had a personality on like nothing ive ever seen. Reporter that light left the world sunday when she died at the hands of the gunman who also injured for other people. She was deceased on scene. There were three other individuals transported to the hospital. Reporter she loved being around kids and had a special bond with the special needs kids. She brought something to them and they brought so much love to her. Reporter they had gone to austin to visit her grandparents. They were enjoying the nightlife wh