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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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San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dicus said it could be a week before residents can get out of their homes and down the mountain.
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From the San Bernardino and San Gabriel Mountains to the northern Sierra Nevada, a lot of California is buried in snow. But as the climate crisis drives increasingly severe weather, dangerous flooding is more likely.
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The Theodore Payne Foundation Wild Flower Hotline celebrates its 40th year, providing weekly updates on California’s beautiful blooms.
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The eastern Sierra Nevada, which supplies much of the Southland's water, has benefitted the most from recent storms, but that doesn't mean conservation rules will end.
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One resident has resorted to pitching a tent inside her home where indoor temperatures were in the 40s and power was still sporadic.
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The official Twitter account of Mount Baldy Resort has reported “multiple life threatening avalanches”
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It’s going to be tempting to sit on the couch and binge watch literally everything. Try not to.
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California sends toxic soil to landfills in Utah and Arizona, including sites near Native American reservations. Will lawmakers step in to keep the waste in state?
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The latest on conditions as another, weaker winter storm moves through Southern California.
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This weekend's rampant snowfall left mountain communities stranded as cleanup crews work around the clock to free up the major roadways.
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The difference between Feb. 10 and Feb. 26 is quite startling.
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Not all of this rain goes to the ocean, but increasingly unpredictable and intense storms driven by climate change are making stormwater capture more difficult.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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Sets are often discarded after productions, with thousands of tons of materials going into dumpsters each year. Now art directors and their allies are pushing for a more sustainable approach.Listen 5:13
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Sunny day ahead with temperatures in the 60s, but brace yourself for more rain in coming days.
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California sea otter populations have rebounded in recent decades. New research finds that by feasting on shore crabs, these otters are helping to protect their coastal marsh habitat against erosion.Listen 3:54
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Sunny day ahead with temperatures in the 60s.
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How scientists are using an unexpected organism — sea sponges — to refine climate projections.
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The resulting costs to society could be as high as $8 billion.
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The snow pack is still lagging behind.
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Lifei Huang, 22, went missing near Mt. Baldy on Feb. 4 as the first of two atmospheric rivers was bearing down on the region.
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Since 2021, volunteers have been planting Joshua tree seedlings in the Mojave Desert burn scar. The next session is slated for later this Spring, according to the National Park Service. Just like previous times, a few camels will be tagging along.
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The Sierra Madre Search and Rescue team conducts on average a hundred or so operations a year. They know what they're talking about.
