Rosanna Xia is an environment reporter for the Los Angeles Times, where she specializes in stories about the coast and ocean. She was a Pulitzer Prize finalist in 2020 for explanatory reporting, and her coverage of a toxic dumpsite in the deep ocean has been featured in the “Best American Science and Nature Writing” anthology. Her first book, “California Against the Sea,” examines the future of our vanishing coastline in the face of rising water.
Latest From This Author
Scientists have found DDT in zooplankton and deep-sea fish off the coast of L.A., indicating the toxic chemical might be infiltrating the base of the food web.
May 6, 2024
Los científicos continúan desentrañando la sorprendente historia de todos los productos químicos tóxicos (y ahora los desechos radiactivos) que se han vertido frente a la costa de Los Ángeles.
April 21, 2024
Dramatic video shows one of two dogs that were rescued from a car that a woman drove straight into the ocean after a police pursuit to Venice Beach.
March 17, 2024
Scientists continue to unravel the startling history of all the toxic chemicals — and now radioactive waste — that have been dumped off the Los Angeles coast.
Feb. 21, 2024
Authorities, fearing the effect of additional rain on hillsides and creek beds already saturated by a massive storm earlier this month, issued flash flood warnings for a swath of L.A. from Malibu to Griffith Park as well as portions of the San Fernando Valley.
Feb. 19, 2024
Using advanced underwater cameras, scientists found a multitude of World War II-era munitions littered across the seafloor off the coast of Los Angeles.
Jan. 5, 2024
All wood burning, both indoor and outdoor, will be banned on Monday, December 25, in Los Angeles and across much of Southern California.
Dec. 25, 2023
The human-built world keeps getting in the way of the rising sea. But this current story of our coast does not have to end in disaster.
Aug. 22, 2023
The writing’s on the wall — and in these books on climate change. Environmental reporter Rosanna Xia shares a list of some of her go-to books.
Aug. 21, 2023
Will California’s efforts to adapt to climate change move the needle? Our experts have answers.
Aug. 15, 2023