From The Atlantic
John Metcalfe
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John Metcalfe is CityLab’s Bay Area bureau chief.
$1 Million Won't Make You 'Financially Comfortable' in San Francisco
You need at least $6 million to be counted among the Bay Area’s wealthy, according to Charles Schwab.
Smart Moths Have Evolved to Fly Away From City Lights
The strategy supposedly prevents them from being burned to death or gobbled up.
The U.S. Hits a Never-Before-Seen Milestone for Warmth
This March saw every single climate division reporting above-average temperatures.
Scientists Stumble Upon a Tremendous Army of Migrating Crabs
There aren’t enough mallets in the world to deal with this swarm.
The National Weather Service Will STOP SHOUTING All Its Forecasts
No longer will the government yell into your eyeballs about lightly breezy days.
Horizontal Icicles Are Real, and They Are Fantastic
The extremely rare formations appeared recently after a Colorado blizzard.
Interactive Bus Posters Let You Conduct an Orchestra With Your Phone
An ad campaign in Hungary asks residents to connect with their nation’s rich musical history.
The Recovery of California's Biggest Reservoir, as Seen by Satellite
NASA highlights Lake Shasta’s year-long progress from a virtual dust bowl to a healthy basin.
California Rises to 111 Degrees Warmer Than the Northeast
The West has broiled with incredible heat, while the East Coast looks forward to more snow.
The Sahara Desert Is Blanketing Europe in Dust
Grainy clouds wafting their way north have contributed to pollution woes in London.
Donald Trump's Star Gets 'Muted' on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
A street artist accomplished the defacement using a cleverly altered pizza box.
Haunting Tributes to the Homeless Appear in Italian Manholes
The installations comment on the hundreds of people literally living underground in Bucharest.
The Land Where Pollen Is So Thick It Looks Like Snow
Warning: This footage might make allergy sufferers sneeze their brains out.
Despite El Niño-Fueled Storms, California Remains in a Drought
A survey of mountain snowpack has revealed below-average water content.
A Short Video That Says It All About San Francisco's Dismal Parking
Watch these drivers cling to a street-sweeper’s bumper like hungry suckerfish.
D.C. Is Packing on Huge Amounts of Impervious Surfaces
The city has added “1 million cubic meters of pavement, buildings, and the like every year for nearly three decades,” researchers say.
The Arctic's Shrinking Ice Cover Sets Another Dismal Record
Since 1979, the region has lost a winter ice cover equal to twice the size of Texas.
Huge Glowing Rabbits Are Coming to San Francisco's Civic Center Plaza
This public-art installation wins viewers over with a cutesy scene before revealing a more serious message.
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