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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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We're still seeing low clouds this morning, but expect sun this afternoon.
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A conversation with negotiations expert Victoria Medvec.
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As the weather warms, algal blooms have begun to pop up in freshwater lakes.
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Lack of EV chargers in remote areas could derail California’s aim to electrify cars. In Imperial County, residents have access to few public chargers and buy electric cars at only a fifth of the statewide rate.
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Today will be a few degrees warmer more inland than Monday.
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Kick off the week with cool weather.
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As much as $20 billion in upgrades will be required, but the electric vehicle transition could still reduce rates statewide.
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To make crops resilient to climate change, scientists are exposing seeds to cosmic radiation, extreme temperatures, and low gravity.
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A five-year, $7 million restoration effort faces some real challenges.
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As drowning deaths among young children are on the rise, here are some tips to make sure you and your loved ones stay safe as you hit the water this summer.
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Years ago, the critically endangered Devils Hole pupfish had a very close brush with extinction.
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Skin cancer is the most common cancer in the U.S. and we need all the protection we can get. So why is it so hard to get newer, more effective ingredients approved here?
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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There were some significant climate bills passed this year, though not all of them are guaranteed to be signed by Gov. Newsom.
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Workers and tourists in Greece took a midday break when temperatures reached 113 degrees recently — essentially reviving an old tradition: the siesta. As temperatures rise, should siestas become common again?
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The challenge is almost unimaginable: Truckloads of sand — enough to fill five Olympic swimming pools — were needed for one job to save just one small stretch of beach.
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The effects of Tropical Storm Hilary continue.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the decision today.
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The coastal areas and valleys will remain cool through the week. More inland, temperatures will rise slightly.
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And potentially lower your insurance rates.
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The James Webb Space Telescope is not only finding galaxies forming 200 to 500 million years after the Big Bang, but also that they are bigger and brighter than astronomers expected.
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The coastal areas and valleys will remain cool through the week. More inland, temperatures will rise slightly.
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A new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals what Earth's sun could have looked like in its infancy.
