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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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The tiny ray spider uses launches its web to grab its prey out of the air. Though common practice in the superhero world, this ability is actually unusual in spiders.
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As part of an almost $20 million grant, UCLA will install the state's first electric charging roadway that will allow its BruinBus fleet to charge on the go.
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You may have seen a tsunami hit San Francisco in a movie, but what would it really be like?
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What would it take for a tsunami to hit the California coast?
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Shaking was likely felt as far away as Santa Maria and briefly prompted a tsunami warning.
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Less cloudy today than Wednesday.
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The ban also includes wax or paper fire logs.
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Low clouds will continue until the afternoon.
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Californians pay billions for power companies’ wildfire prevention efforts. Are they cost-effective?After utility equipment sparked tragic wildfires, PG&E, SCE and SDG&E received state approval to collect $27 billion from ratepayers.
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Low clouds this morning followed by afternoon sunshine.
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Another dry and warm day on tap for the Southland.
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The long-term survival of western Joshua trees is threatened due to climate change, wildfires and land development.
The Interior Department released its plan to open up federal waters off California’s coast to oil drilling, setting up a direct confrontation with Sacramento on energy and climate change.
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An LAist investigation found toxic heavy metals in samples of fire retardant collected from the Palisades, Eaton and Franklin fires. Here's what that means.
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California will have a new state animal in 2024.
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Officials expect the emergency-use vaccine to partially protect the critically endangered species from the deadly avian influenza virus.
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We're looking at another warm week — here's what you need to know.
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Across the US, local governments, lobbyists and industry have spent millions to get wildfire pollution excluded from the record. People like Robert Shobe pay the price
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We're looking at another warm week — here's what you need to know.
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A new government report finds that September was the hottest in the agency's 174-year global climate record. Climate change and El Niño are driving the heat.
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Wildfires cause billions in home damage every year. Now, insurers no longer want to take on the risk.
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Major investigation shows local governments are increasingly exploiting a loophole in the Clean Air Act, leaving more than 21 million Americans with air that’s dirtier than they realize. California leads the nation it its use.
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First pushed through by the Republican senator and climate denier Jim Inhofe, the rule has become a "regulatory escape hatch" for states that want to meet federal air-quality standards.
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The area is a longstanding concern for fire experts because it has just a handful of narrow roads to evacuate thousands of residents.
