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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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California's wildfire building codes weren't designed for the modern megafire era.
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Not that many years ago, state and local fire officials considered adopting a policy to train residents to stay and defend their homes from fire. A disaster on the other side of the world killed the idea.
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Some helpful suggestions on how to protect yourself from ash and particles from the fire.
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Rule #1: Stay inside.
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Hint: follow the money.
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Wilted marijuana plants, sunburned impatiens, dead leaves on avocado trees. What's gonna happen when heat waves get even worse?
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With California facing a year-round fire season, particulate matter matters.
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It was July 8, 1943, when the first real smog rolled into town — and it was mayhem.
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Is it a river? A sewer? A flood control channel? A place to film awesome drag racing scenes? A tool of gentrifiers to raise property values? What's the deal with the L.A. River, and why should I care about it? Let's find out.
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Even after evacuation orders are lifted, there are still precautions you should take to keep yourself safe.
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A scientist at USC has gathered information that tells us more about intraplate earthquakes. "This is completely unexpected. It was a serendipitous discovery."
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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911 recordings obtained by LAist shed light on why and how emergency planning continues to leave people with disabilities behind.
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LAist investigates illicit dumping at three Antelope Valley sites.
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An LAist investigation found toxic heavy metals in samples of fire retardant collected from the Palisades, Eaton and Franklin fires. Here's what that means.
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Coastal populations will get older- and more fragile- as young people flee rising seas, according to new academic research
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Researchers say coupling wind and solar farms with actual farms is a good place to start.
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We're bringing you the latest on the weekend storm systems coming to the southland.
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We're bringing you the latest on the weekend storm systems coming to the southland.
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F312, a female mountain lion affectionately known as Uno, was killed while crossing Santiago Canyon Road in Orange County.
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We're bringing you the latest on the weekend storm systems coming to the southland.
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Photographer Sicco Rood paddled two-thirds of the way around California's largest lake and says the dystopian narrative is wrong.
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Today will be few degrees warmer before we head into a cool and wet weekend.
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Rising sea levels can cause the waves to reach farther ashore, causing more erosion.
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Your SoCal Weather Report For Wednesday, Jan 17: Breezy And Cloudy As A Storm Approaches The WeekendWe're bringing you the latest forecast on the rain system coming in this weekend.