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Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters.
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Western Mississippi is turning to recovery after being hit by a long-track tornado on Friday. Here's what made it so destructive — and why the impact of climate change on tornadoes is still unclear.
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California ended its voluntary statewide target, triggering concerns from experts that many water supplies remain depleted. Other drought measures remain in place.
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Since October, 007 has handled more than 60 tons of garbage — more than is typically washed to the ocean in a single year.
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When mountain residents realized county resources wouldn't reach them for a week or more, neighbors banded together to help each other out.
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We have the latest on damage and clean up from the heavy rains, winds and tornadoes that hit the region this week.
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March should be one of Southern California farmworkers' busiest months. Instead, they say their hours have been slashed drastically due to flooded farms and destroyed crops.
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The National Weather Service confirmed the extraordinarily rare weather events.
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Southern California's latest winter storm is on its way out.
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Cutting greenhouse gas emissions rapidly and immediately will save lives, livelihoods and ecosystems around the world, scientists say. And there are lots of ways to go about it.
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The National Weather Service forecasts high winds and treacherous driving conditions in the mountains.
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The National Weather Service forecasts a cold winter storm bringing snow to mountain passes.
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It’s scary and tragic when collapses happen, but we’ve built a whole lot of homes on hills that are being slowly eroded by the sea.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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There's a chance of light showers in the afternoon, but it will be mostly sunny throughout the day.
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Southern California gets 25% of our drinking water from the Colorado River. Now, an inter-state feud means uncertainty over how to keep the river from collapsing due to climate change.
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Bring out the umbrella and your boots, it's going to rain.
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Soak in the sun on this Super Tuesday before more rainfall comes to the Southland Wednesday through early Thursday.
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Today's weather will be mostly sunny with highs in the mid 60s.
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A new study counts the human health costs from increasingly costly and dangerous extreme weather in the U.S.
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Some activists view the industry's response as a badge of success.
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Time to grab a shovel and get digging.
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L.A. region will see light to moderate rain through Monday.
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A powerful blizzard will continue to pummel parts of the Sierra Nevada through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service.
