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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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Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's big winter storms.
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Today will stay cloudy and cool, with temperatures below normal in most areas thanks to a marine layer.
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Southern California growers and water districts agreed to use less water and receive federal funds in return.
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The brunt of the cuts will be in agriculture. But the agreement is only for the short term.
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The breakthrough agreement aims to keep the river, which has been shrinking at an alarming rate due to climate change and overuse, from falling to a level that could endanger the water and power supply for major cities in the West and vast stretches of hugely productive farmland.
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Clouds and marine layer will intensify through Wednesday.
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Human actions have caused "significant declines" in the amount of water stored in 53% of the planet's largest lakes and reservoirs. Climate change and overconsumption are the primary drivers.
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Lots of it has to do with our transition from cool to warm weather.
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A hazard warning has been issued for the Ventura County beaches, Malibu coast, Los Angeles County beaches and Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands due to dangerous rip currents and waves between three and six feet.
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The research could advance court cases seeking to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
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The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazards statement for L.A, Ventura and Orange County Beaches that lasts until this evening.
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An expert used California regulators’ methodology to estimate the cost of cleaning up the state’s onshore oil and gas industry. The study found that cleanup costs will be triple the industry’s projected profits.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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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.
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The closure is in effect until Tuesday afternoon.
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Towns across the U.S. want to stop building homes that are vulnerable to climate-driven disasters, like wildfires, floods and droughts. It's easier said than done.Listen 4:23
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This week will see a drop of temperatures, but another Santa Ana event is in the forecast for later this week.
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It helps that most of it is underground.
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"Really inefficient engine technology is, pound for pound, more polluting than cars and trucks."
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When the driest place in North America and one of the hottest places on Earth becomes a desert oasis complete with a lake, it's impossible not to take note.
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The leaders represented diverse faiths from local Indigenous Acjachemen spirituality to Catholicism, Judaism, Islam, Hinduism and others.
