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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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Today and tomorrow will be partly cloudy and dry, but come Wednesday, rain is in the forecast.
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After losing their home, Charles Brooks and his family chose to rebuild, and helped hundreds of others do the same.
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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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Warmer waters can mean more rain and snow.
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Improvements in emergency messaging and quicker reactions from helicopters may help.
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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.
