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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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The park is expected to experience heat above 125 degrees this weekend — the second time in a month. Earlier this month, a motorcyclist died in the extreme heat.
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Long Beach State Shark Lab dispels common myths about sharks and discusses how California sharks truly act around humans.
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The Fork Fire is burning east of the San Gabriel Reservoir in the Angeles National Forest.
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Urban water agencies serving a third of Californians won’t need to cut use, while Central Valley and desert cities face the most cuts.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against a medical sterilizer using ethylene oxide include cancer patients in the city of Maywood, as well as residents who’ve lost loved ones. The company denies wrongdoing.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Annual report shows the most and least polluted beaches across Southern California.
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Temperatures could reach 116 in Palm Springs.
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The campaign aims to reach people most vulnerable to the health impacts of extreme heat.
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Temperatures will steadily increase by 2 to 5 degrees each day for the remainder of the week.
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Experts and observers say although these foxes with their long snouts and bushy tails aren’t native to the South Bay, they’ve become a part of the culture.
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 Irvine Ranch Conservancy is spreading the seeds across 40,000 acres of land throughout Southern California.
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Highly reflective roofs can help cool our homes, communities and the globe.
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In previous years, lightning in August has been disastrous. But that was when we were in drought conditions.
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This year’s wet winter helped save the river from collapse. But a reckoning is on the horizon.
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Two of the birds survived and are recovering.
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Water tanks and swimming pools can go a long way.
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California’s grid operator says the grid could get stressed as we try to cool ourselves down.
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The National Weather Service is monitoring Hurricane Hilary along the coast of Baja California which could bring a tropical storm our way, including heavy rain, gusty winds and potential flooding to Southern California.
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Gray wolves used to roam most of North America before being hunted, trapped and driven out of most of the continental U.S. by the early 1900s. They are native to California.
