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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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As nights warm and droughts intensify, past models predicting fire behavior have become unreliable. So California is working with analysts and tapping into new technology to figure out how to attack wildfires. Gleaned from military satellites, drones and infrared mapping, the information is spat out in real-time and triaged by a fire behavior analyst.
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Looking for Family-Friendly Volunteer Opportunities in Los Angeles? Check Out These Outdoor Options.From native garden cleanups to harvesting surplus produce, here are 10 kid-friendly volunteer opportunities that will get you and your family outside.
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It's one of four fires burning in the area.
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Forecast for Death Valley: 127 on Saturday, 129 on Sunday.
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Relatively few people use the city's "augmented" cooling centers.
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The new forecast was released Thursday.
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The National Weather Service is launching a new extreme heat scale to better convey the dangers of extreme heat in a changing climate.
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The 5-year-old female southern sea otter was first seen hijacking surfboards in Santa Cruz last September. Officials successfully drove the otter away from the area, but she has since returned.
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Draft regulations just proposed would allow more southern California cities to invest in recycling water in the face of drought.
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In Western states, the older a water claim, the more secure it is during a drought. Tribes have long been excluded from that system and now, they're pushing for change.
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We can’t predict when a landslide will happen, but there are things to look out for.
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The blistering heat will linger into early next week.
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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Improvements in emergency messaging and quicker reactions from helicopters may help.
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New research finds that "beneficial" fires can cut the risk of high intensity blazes by 64 percent.
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Los Angeles's famous mountain range is suffering from things like over-tourism, trash production, and water quality, says Fodor's "No List."
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The county is looking into ways to preserve its beaches from coastal erosion, including planting native vegetation on sand dunes and transporting sediment from reservoirs downstream to beaches.
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The proposal, currently under review by the state Department of Fish and Wildlife, calls for the use of sharpshooters in helicopters.
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The National Weather Service forecasts a storm to come in the middle of next week.
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The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for parts of northern L.A. County.
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The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for parts of northern Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
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We're moving into another Santa Ana wind event that's forecasted to start Wednesday afternoon.
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The guy caught on video carrying a parrot was interviewed by law enforcement — and it wasn't him.
