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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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The National Weather Service expects it to look a little like last time, but with lower temperatures and less rain.
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A cold storm is approaching the Southland bringing a chance of rain this afternoon and thunderstorms in the evening.
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Between flights, accommodations, and merchandise, people have been shelling out big bucks for this year’s celestial phenomenon.
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We do have some of the same types of buildings here.
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Some people with expensive photo equipment are hoping to get the perfect shot during Monday's total solar eclipse. But for the rest of us, a cellphone camera is what we have to work with.
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Aftershocks were almost as strong as the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
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Taiwan has been hit by the strongest earthquake in a quarter of a century.
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Warm today, highs mostly in the 70s. The next storm arrives tomorrow night.
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The U.S. Geological Survey gave the magnitude as 7.4. The quake collapsed buildings and created a tsunami that washed ashore on southern Japanese islands. At least 9 people died, officials said.
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State officials unveiled water management practices to protect the state from drier dry spells and wetter months.
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A warming trend begins today through Wednesday.
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The proposal, published in November, garnered attention in recent days after dozens of wildlife protection and animal welfare organizations signed a letter opposing the plan.
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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The National Weather Service has issued wind and heat advisories for today.
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The county's regional planning commission voted unanimously to pass an oil phaseout resolution. But more votes are still to come.
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A wind advisory is out for Santa Clarita, Santa Monica and the San Gabriel Mountains today.
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With a little art, a little science, and a lot of luck, the niche well-plugging industry is hoping to pick up steam.
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Sustainability experts say there are ways we can make a lot of our daily tasks more climate friendly — by using home appliances and vehicles that run on electricity.
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Controlled burns are among the region's most common ways of preventing catastrophic wildfires. UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain says adding more staff at Forest Service, Cal Fire, the National Park Service and other agencies could make prescribed burns more efficient with fewer days.
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The hikes will fund city energy projects.
