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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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According to the South Coast AQMD, ships and port activity contribute more air pollution in one day than the millions of cars rolling on SoCal roadways. That's gotten the attention of activists.
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This morning's clouds and low fog are expected to stick around through the afternoon, with highs in the Los Angeles basin staying in the high 60s to mid 70s.
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Customers may see their electricity bills go up once the transition takes place — OCPA's basic rate plan is currently cheaper than Southern California Edison's.
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From the beaches to downtown Los Angeles, highs will be in the 70s, although the fog and clouds could linger over the coast through the afternoon.
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Skies will be partly cloudy before leading to sunshine in the afternoon. Today's highs in the valleys are going to be in the 80s.
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After widespread, bipartisan criticism, the governor revised his budget proposal to bring back $40 million to restore San Joaquin Valley floodplains.
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The warming trend will last well into next week, with temperatures staying in the 70s and 80s.
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This afternoon’s temperatures will reach the 60s at the beach and 70 downtown.
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A new study says that Australia’s 2019-2020 bushfires were so massive that they could have helped kick off our recent run of La Niñas.
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The cooler weather is due to a low pressure system moving across the area. It could also bring showers to the mountain regions.
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"Zero emission" vehicles are a lot different from your old internal combustion engine, and Southern California community colleges are aiming to bridge the skills gap.
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The future of farming in California is changing as the planet warms, altering the rain and heat patterns that guide which crops are grown where. “We’re adjusting for survival,” one grower said.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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California’s electric rates are among the highest in the country. Three big power companies propose charging fixed rates based on income, saying low-income customers will save money. Critics doubt it’ll work.
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An excessive heat warning is out for the Antelope Valley starting today.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has proposed "critical habitat" designations in Southern California.
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The National Weather Service forecasts significant heat for the weekend.
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Outdoor workers have legal protection in extreme heat, but that's not the case for indoor workers, who can be just as susceptible to heat illness and even death. Enforcing the rules remains an issue.
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Clear skies, sunshine, and a couple of excessive heat warnings for the deserts remain until Saturday.
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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.
