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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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The largest single-employer strike in U.S. history could frame worker power as a climate solution.
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Utility-scale solar farms spreading rapidly across the desert Southwest are stressing the region’s already overtaxed groundwater and communities are beginning to push back.
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Saturday was record breaking. Sunday's going to more of the same, with temperatures cooling around Tuesday.
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As nights warm and droughts intensify, past models predicting fire behavior have become unreliable. So California is working with analysts and tapping into new technology to figure out how to attack wildfires. Gleaned from military satellites, drones and infrared mapping, the information is spat out in real-time and triaged by a fire behavior analyst.
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Looking for Family-Friendly Volunteer Opportunities in Los Angeles? Check Out These Outdoor Options.From native garden cleanups to harvesting surplus produce, here are 10 kid-friendly volunteer opportunities that will get you and your family outside.
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It's one of four fires burning in the area.
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Forecast for Death Valley: 127 on Saturday, 129 on Sunday.
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Relatively few people use the city's "augmented" cooling centers.
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The new forecast was released Thursday.
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The National Weather Service is launching a new extreme heat scale to better convey the dangers of extreme heat in a changing climate.
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The 5-year-old female southern sea otter was first seen hijacking surfboards in Santa Cruz last September. Officials successfully drove the otter away from the area, but she has since returned.
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Draft regulations just proposed would allow more southern California cities to invest in recycling water in the face of drought.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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Bear 64F is believed to be one of three animals who've broken into dozens of homes in South Lake Tahoe in the last year and helped themselves to messy meals, enchanting the internet.
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The cooling trend continues into the weekend. There's also a 20% chance of thunderstorms.
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You don’t have to drive all the way to the desert to get a look at the phenomena.
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Having torched 93,000 acres, the blaze is 93% contained, according to authorities.
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The resort is shutting down after a season that stretched 275 days after record-breaking snowfall over the winter.
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Feel free to keep your tree-related questions coming.
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Heat loving, drought tolerant trees can look beautiful and make a difference as our climate keeps getting hotter.
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Ingredients include hot air and an unstable atmosphere.
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A new study finds that wave heights are getting bigger along the California coast as global temperatures have warmed.
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Scientists brought in trees from around the world to see which ones can thrive in hot and dry conditions with minimal water. Will these soon line a road near you?
