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Last year, California cut solar incentives for single-family residences. Now, something similar may happen for apartments and schools.
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Rain is expected today and some areas have a chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon.
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Drought and other climate impacts will only worsen if global gas emissions aren’t cut, the report says.
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Climate change costs tens of billions of dollars each year, hurts Americans' health and disrupts everyday life, including how we work, eat, play and mourn, according to a major new assessment.
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Today will be mostly sunny and dry, but come tomorrow the rain event is expected to begin.
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Today and tomorrow will be partly cloudy and dry, but come Wednesday, rain is in the forecast.
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After losing their home, Charles Brooks and his family chose to rebuild, and helped hundreds of others do the same.
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New research finds that "beneficial" fires can cut the risk of high intensity blazes by 64 percent.
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Warmer waters can mean more rain and snow.
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Improvements in emergency messaging and quicker reactions from helicopters may help.
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Los Angeles's famous mountain range is suffering from things like over-tourism, trash production, and water quality, says Fodor's "No List."
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The county is looking into ways to preserve its beaches from coastal erosion, including planting native vegetation on sand dunes and transporting sediment from reservoirs downstream to beaches.
Landfills are the second-largest source of methane emissions in California. That’s why the California Air Resources Board took action to monitor and capture landfill gases.
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Farmworker advocates in the Coachella Valley have been taking stock of Tropical Storm Hilary’s damage to fields, farmworker communities.
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Knee-deep mud inundated the town outside Palm Springs after Tropical Storm Hilary dropped record rain in the region.
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Palm Springs And Coachella Valley Work To Clean Up After Tropical Storm Hilary Brings Floods, DamageHalf a year’s worth of rain fell on the area in a single day, leading to significant flooding and road closures.
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The skies are clear for the rest of the week.
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A strong earthquake struck near Ojai in Ventura County as Tropical Storm Hilary intensifies in strength.
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As predicted, the desert and mountain areas were the hardest hit.
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Locals and visitors face a forecast of 2 to 3 inches of rain per hour.
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An evacuation warning was issued Saturday evening following earlier appeals from authorities urging people on the island to leave due to the possibility of extended power outages and substantial storm damage.
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The National Weather Service is monitoring now Tropical Storm Hilary as it drops heavy rain in Southern California. But, let's talk weather memes.
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Waves 10 to 15 feet high along with heavy rain and high winds are expected Sunday to Monday at south-facing beaches.
