Climate & Environment

Cool weather brings chance of rain and thunderstorms for the next few days

Santa Barbara and Ventura counties could see thunderstorms Thursday.

Very clear, mostly cloudy skies over a neighborhood filled with vegetation close to sunset, with mountains and a pink streak in the clouds in the background.

Orange County remains far behind when it comes to planning for climate change

But there has been modest progress for some cities and the county.

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Power shutoffs extend into Rolling Hills because of land movement on Palos Verdes Peninsula

240 residents on the Peninsula are now without power.

A graphic of a map of the Palos Verdes peninsula with red pins showing power outages in different neighborhoods.

Temperatures below normal this week

That means another cool day for the Southland.

What we now know about the mountain lion that injured boy at Malibu Creek State Park

The 5-year-old boy had to be airlifted to the hospital for non-life threatening injuries earlier this month.

A sign reads: Malibu Creek State Park Reagan Ranch A California State Park

Arraignment delayed for man arrested on suspicion of arson in Line Fire

The Line Fire has burned more than 38,000 acres in San Bernardino County. More than 73,000 structures — including homes and businesses — have been threatened.

Two people in yellow fire jackets stand on the edge of a road looking toward smoke in the mountains.

Cooler weather on tap today with chance of light showers

There's a small chance of showers this morning from the coast to the mountains.

Climate change is drastically changing life for Indigenous peoples in the Pacific

A new U.N. report finds that the southwest Pacific region faced more extreme drought and rainfall than average last year, and dozens of disasters.

Three rows of solar panels sit above a lawn. The flag of Vanuatu with the colors black, yellow, red, and green sits on top of a flagpole. The flagpole is next to the first solar panel on the left. In the background is a building with a red roof. Trees stand in between of the solar panels and the building.

An unlikely line of defense during heat waves: Food banks

Food pantries and meals-on-wheels organizations are taking on a new role during climate emergencies.

An older woman with white hair, wearing a turquoise shirt and dark pants, accepts a white plastic bag containing food. She's standing in her front doorway. A fair skinned man, wearing a dark shirt and a light blue undershirt, hands the white plastic bag to the woman. The man is holding a purple colored folder in his left hand. There's a white square box on the front of the folder with small lettering on it.

How Orange County gets PFAS out of its drinking water

Water utilities across the country will have until 2029 to comply with EPA limits on "forever chemicals" in drinking water. Orange County got a head start.

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