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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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Without something to shoo them away, the seagulls at SoFi Stadium and YouTube Theater would be a nuisance and a danger to flights out of LAX.
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"It's a trillion tons of ice," as one expert told NPR. Now the largest iceberg in the world, A23a, is on the move after decades of being grounded on the seafloor.
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New EPA rules require oil and gas companies to slash climate-changing methane from their operations.
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The multi-million dollar Caltrans stormwater drainage upgrade will also help a salmon species swim to their habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains.
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Today will be the coolest day for the next 7 days as a warming trend begins Saturday.
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More than $90 million will be invested in building around 3,000 shelters across the city.
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This year's United Nations climate summit is being held in the petroleum-dependent United Arab Emirates. Delegates began by approving a landmark fund to pay for climate losses.
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Climate science shows that beyond 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming, impacts in the U.S. get substantially worse. The world is on track for almost double that level of warming by the end of the century.
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Cool for the next few days, warmer temps beginning next week.
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World leaders, climate experts and oil company executives converge on Dubai later this week to talk about climate change at the United Nations COP28 meeting. Here's what you need to know.
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Tens of thousands of gallons of raw sewage spilled in the area, prompting warnings from health officials.
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Listen to How To LA to learn why schools are in need of billion-dollar upgrades to bring down the heat on campus.
Landfills are the second-largest source of methane emissions in California. That’s why the California Air Resources Board took action to monitor and capture landfill gases.
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Unlike a year ago, water storage is above average. Whether the year is wet or dry, though, remains uncertain despite El Niño conditions.
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The ocean is trying to contaminate our aquifers.
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Less parking could pave the way for denser housing and more accessible public transportation.
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More than 1,200 birds fell ill at Tulare Lake due to a toxic bacteria growing in the water that causes avian botulism.
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The USDA is updating an important map for gardeners and growers picking plants and flowers. The new map shows the contiguous U.S. is about 2.5 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than the last map 11 years ago.
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“Residents in our underserved communities may discover that an EV is no longer beyond their family's financial reach.”
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It's going to be slightly warmer during the day, but rain is expected to come back later tonight.
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The rain this week has helped dampen smoke from the hangar fire on the former Marine Corps base.
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State cuts rooftop solar subsidies for apartments and schools.
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Rain is expected today and some areas have a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
