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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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Doing just a couple of things now could help you better recover after the disaster.
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Lancaster and Fullerton saw their coldest overnight temperatures.
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Here’s everything you need to know about coyotes in Los Angeles County.
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Nature is great. Except when it's biting you.
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The $1 billion in funding so far has mostly helped clear a backlog of water infrastructure efforts by cities and L.A. County, but new green space lags.
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Trees destroyed by wildfire can no longer provide shade for snow, and all the burned material left behind turns the snowpack dark and absorbs more sunlight. Those two factors drive the snow to melt much faster and earlier.
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Facing another high gas bill? United Way and SoCal Gas have announced a team-up to offer some help.
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By year's end, use of balloons on public property in Laguna Beach and their sale within the city could lead to a $500 fine. The city council is considering the ban on Tuesday.
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The mountain lion was hit last night on Pacific Coast Highway near Leo Carrillo State Beach.
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The advisory is in effect until 6 p.m.
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The Irvine City Council will discuss pulling out of the Orange County Power Authority at its Feb. 28 meeting.
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A cold weather alert was issued for most areas in Los Angeles County where temperatures are expected to drop to 32 degrees.
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.
