Climate & Environment

After The Storm Come The Mosquitoes. Here’s How To Stop Them

Standing water in empty pools, yards, planter pots, even the tiniest containers can become breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes. Now that Tropical Storm Hilary is past us, it’s time to go into mosquito-prevention mode.

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Stuck In The Mud: How Locals Fared Around Palm Springs After Hilary

Several feet of mud in houses, cars stuck in flooded roads; for many in this part of the desert, it was nothing like they’d seen before.

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For the Love of Joshua Trees

Here's why these rare, native plants have become more susceptible to wildfire.

Joshua trees stand in Joshua Tree National Park

What's That Smell? It's The Corpse Flower Getting Ready To Bloom At The Huntington Gardens

The Corpse Flower will soon bloom at the Huntington Gardens.

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Tropical Storm Hilary May Have Put The Brakes On Fire Season — For Now

All bets are off when the Santa Ana winds arrive.

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Flooded, Muddy Fields Leave Some Coachella Valley Farmworkers Shut Out

Farmworker advocates in the Coachella Valley have been taking stock of Tropical Storm Hilary’s damage to fields, farmworker communities.

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Emergency Crews Rescue 46 People In 24 Hours In Mud-Bound Cathedral City

Knee-deep mud inundated the town outside Palm Springs after Tropical Storm Hilary dropped record rain in the region.

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Palm Springs And Coachella Valley Work To Clean Up After Tropical Storm Hilary Brings Floods, Damage

Half a year’s worth of rain fell on the area in a single day, leading to significant flooding and road closures.

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Your SoCal Weather Report For Aug. 21-25: A Showery Start, Followed By Dry, Warm Week

The skies are clear for the rest of the week.

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A Magnitude-5.1 Earthquake Hits Ventura County As Hilary Storm Intensifies

A strong earthquake struck near Ojai in Ventura County as Tropical Storm Hilary intensifies in strength.

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