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Some of the country's highest home insurance prices are in the central U.S., a region generally considered to be protected from climate-driven disasters.
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Forecasts put much of the state at risk for flooding over the next 1 to 7 days — although most of that danger is north of Los Angeles.
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Even California communities accustomed to serious winters are struggling to deal with the consequences of continued extreme weather.
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National Weather Service reports rain is expected to return Thursday — with the heaviest showers north of L.A.
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It was so nice to see white sprinkled on the hills around our valleys.
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In his initial climate budget proposal, the governor has cut about $561 million from local coastal resilience projects. Legislators, cities express concerns.
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National Weather Service reports rain will make its way into Southern California starting Thursday.
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There’ve been a few unprecedented weather events recently.
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A new UC Berkeley study says there's been a 40% decline of L.A.'s bird species in the last century due to hotter temperatures and urban development.
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We asked six climate experts what questions you should ask yourself whenever you come across something claiming to be a "climate solution".
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Caltrans officials said Sunday: "Keeping people off our roadways helps our operations continue to move forward."
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Large swaths of the U.S. have faced an intense winter storm over the past several days. In Southern California, authorities said it may take a week to clear roads in some mountain communities.
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The second of two hearings takes place on Wednesday, March 15.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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Standing water in empty pools, yards, planter pots, even the tiniest containers can become breeding grounds for disease-carrying mosquitoes. Now that Tropical Storm Hilary is past us, it’s time to go into mosquito-prevention mode.
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Several feet of mud in houses, cars stuck in flooded roads; for many in this part of the desert, it was nothing like they’d seen before.
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Here's why these rare, native plants have become more susceptible to wildfire.
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The Corpse Flower will soon bloom at the Huntington Gardens.
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All bets are off when the Santa Ana winds arrive.
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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.
