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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Desert communities will continue to see temps in the triple digits.
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Crews will now assess the grounds for safety, next steps.
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A few degrees cooler for the valleys and coast, but otherwise not much has changed since Sunday.
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Will a massive warehouse make or break the small unincorporated community of Bloomington?
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Turns out growing crops on the Red Planet is a lot like growing food on a climate-ravaged Earth.
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Scenes from a Jackie and Shadow fan party in Big Bear.
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Truckloads of soil and boulders made an unlikely journey to downtown Los Angeles, where they will help restore a historic park and join a living art and environmental experiment.
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Temperatures could get up to 106 in inland desert areas and 95 in the foothills and valleys.
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A new UCLA study helped show that L.A. has a long way to go before it reaches its goal of zero net loss of native biodiversity by 2050. But there are ways Angelenos can help.
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Today marks the official start of summer and the Southland is in for a heatwave.
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The event is part of the 2024 Outdoor Adventure Days, which also features free kayaking, birding, and other activities in the San Bernardino Mountains.
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Die-offs from algae blooms in San Francisco and Delta water diversions have left a giant, shark-like, prehistoric creature at risk. State wildlife officials approved white sturgeon as a candidate for listing, which triggers protection.
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 record was surpassed with four months still remaining in 2023.
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The phenomenon was due to high clouds.
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Comet Nishimura was discovered by amateur Japanese astronomer Hideo Nishimura on Aug. 11 and named after him.
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Today's highs will be in the 80s, some spots will still see highs in the lower 90s.
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The National Weather Service forecasts a cooling trend ahead.
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The state budget has committed $2.5 million to the project. But that's just one step in a long process.
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Now that electric cars are mainstream, higher-income Californians will no longer qualify for state subsidies. Lower-income buyers could get up to $12,000.
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After flames destroyed 1.3 million Joshua trees in Mojave National Preserve, biologists began replanting seedlings. But many have died, and now another fire has torched more of the iconic succulents.
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Everything you need to know about that tropical storm heading up from Mexico and its effects on Southern California beaches.
