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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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According to the South Coast AQMD, ships and port activity contribute more air pollution in one day than the millions of cars rolling on SoCal roadways. That's gotten the attention of activists.
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This morning's clouds and low fog are expected to stick around through the afternoon, with highs in the Los Angeles basin staying in the high 60s to mid 70s.
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Customers may see their electricity bills go up once the transition takes place — OCPA's basic rate plan is currently cheaper than Southern California Edison's.
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From the beaches to downtown Los Angeles, highs will be in the 70s, although the fog and clouds could linger over the coast through the afternoon.
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Skies will be partly cloudy before leading to sunshine in the afternoon. Today's highs in the valleys are going to be in the 80s.
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After widespread, bipartisan criticism, the governor revised his budget proposal to bring back $40 million to restore San Joaquin Valley floodplains.
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The warming trend will last well into next week, with temperatures staying in the 70s and 80s.
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This afternoon’s temperatures will reach the 60s at the beach and 70 downtown.
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A new study says that Australia’s 2019-2020 bushfires were so massive that they could have helped kick off our recent run of La Niñas.
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The cooler weather is due to a low pressure system moving across the area. It could also bring showers to the mountain regions.
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"Zero emission" vehicles are a lot different from your old internal combustion engine, and Southern California community colleges are aiming to bridge the skills gap.
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The future of farming in California is changing as the planet warms, altering the rain and heat patterns that guide which crops are grown where. “We’re adjusting for survival,” one grower said.
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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"Really inefficient engine technology is, pound for pound, more polluting than cars and trucks."
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It helps that most of it is underground.
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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.
