Growing up with a vast love of nature and respect for God’s creation formed Biola environmental science professor Brendon Anthony into who he is today. As a Southern California native, Anthony became passionate about the ocean at a young age. Determined to pursue a career in marine biology, Anthony...

My mom wrapped pictures of my relatives in pillowcases, while I packed my duffel bag with clothes for two weeks after my family heard that the Rim Fire spread toward the canyon ridge behind our home in Tuolumne, California. Ash fell from the sky like snow in December, while we drove to my grandma’s...

In late September Gov. Gavin Newsom released a mandate for all cars sold in the state of California to be electric by the year 2035. California ranks as the least-healthy air quality in the country and the exhaust pipes of our cars and trucks are the leading culprits of our state’s air pollution. Logically,...

There have been over 7,000 wildfires in California this year, and it is only the beginning of fire season. In recent years, California has experienced the most destructive fires in state history, becoming more and more frequent. Areas like Sonoma County are on its third major fire in four years, with...

(This story was originally published in print on Jan. 23, 2020). Instead of soft white clouds, senior business management major Edwyn Ramos peered out of the plane window to see a canopy of black stretching for miles across the Australian landscape below. Glowing flames reflected off a dome of smoke,...

Hours after the Fullerton Fire burned two acres at the Brea Dam, the Castlewood Fire broke out in Fullerton, which has burned 15 acres so far. According to the Orange County Register, a brush fire began near Gilbert Street and Castlewood Drive, which is five miles or an 11-minute drive from campus. CBS...

After a fire broke out at the Brea Dam in Fullerton on Wednesday evening, fire crews stopped the fire’s progress at under two acres, Fullerton Police said. Per the Orange County Register, Fullerton Fire Division Chief Kathy Schaeffer said the fire burned “one to two acres of light brush near the...

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme red flag warning for most of Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, beginning on 11 p.m. Tuesday through 6 p.m. Thursday. La Mirada, home to Biola’s campus, is one of the cities under the warning. The warning follows hazardous weather conditions brought...