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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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State officials say they need a relatively new technology to achieve state climate goals. Opponents say it's just another lifeline for fossil fuels.
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We’ve compiled dozens of tips to help get you through the rising temperatures in Southern California — from heat illness signs to finding a place to cool down.
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You may have noticed you're being bitten here there and everywhere this year. Enjoy being dinner for the pesky bugs.
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To state the obvious: California has a water problem. But experts say conservation alone can’t solve our water woes. Should recycled sewage water play a bigger role?
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A California Newsroom investigation finds that the department's missteps potentially leave the state at greater risk of catastrophic fires.
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Is it a lonely male looking for love? Call it a Tinder for birds.
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This summer, millions of Angelenos can't use use drinkable water for outdoor irrigation more than twice a week. Here are tips how to conserve.
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The final and most critical analysis yet from the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change lays out a stark picture of the future. Here's what that means for L.A.
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From drenched Decembers to a record hot Super Bowl, we've seen winter on a rollercoaster in Southern California. Why?
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Starting Jan. 1, 2022, California residents and businesses have been required to separate “green waste” from other trash and recycling. It’s a way to reduce the planet-heating greenhouse gases emitted by decomposing food in our landfills.
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If you live near a steep, mountainous area that’s burned some time in the past few years, you need to prepare for debris flows when it rains.
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Over the last year and a half, almost four dozen Cal Fire firefighters have suffered from heat illness during training, and since 2003 five have died.
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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The resulting costs to society could be as high as $8 billion.
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How scientists are using an unexpected organism — sea sponges — to refine climate projections.
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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.
