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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Long Beach State Shark Lab dispels common myths about sharks and discusses how California sharks truly act around humans.
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The park is expected to experience heat above 125 degrees this weekend — the second time in a month. Earlier this month, a motorcyclist died in the extreme heat.
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The Fork Fire is burning east of the San Gabriel Reservoir in the Angeles National Forest.
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Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face the most cuts.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against a medical sterilizer using ethylene oxide include cancer patients in the city of Maywood, as well as residents who’ve lost loved ones. The company denies wrongdoing.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Annual report shows the most and least polluted beaches across Southern California.
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Temperatures could reach 116 in Palm Springs.
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The campaign aims to reach people most vulnerable to the health impacts of extreme heat.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Experts and observers say although these foxes with their long snouts and bushy tails aren’t native to the South Bay, they’ve become a part of the culture.
The Interior Department released its plan to open up federal waters off California’s coast to oil drilling, setting up a direct confrontation with Sacramento on energy and climate change.
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For children living near U.S. highways, a transition to zero-emission electric vehicles will mean reduced exposure to dangerous exhaust.
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Aerosol pollutants have masked the effects of global warming. Without them, the U.S. is about to get a lot wetter.
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A lot of it runs out to the ocean, but we do manage to capture hundreds of thousands of acre-feet a year.
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The state's parks department is working with stakeholders, including the military, to rebuild the San Onofre road, but no timeline has been given.
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Built in 1951, the glass-walled chapel is one of L.A.’s few national historic landmarks. This isn’t the first time it has been damaged by landslides.
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Temperatures rise slightly with clouds sticking around.
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The dream wedding venue for many had to temporarily close because of damage caused by the Rancho Palos Verdes landslide complex.
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A partly cloudy Thursday with rising temperatures.
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The atmospheric river-powered system leaves behind battered infrastructure and dangerously saturated hillsides.
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City officials are requesting Gov. Gavin Newsom declare a state of emergency in the Portuguese Bend area while also seeking a federal declaration from the Biden administration.
