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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Riverside County Fire first reported the flames at 1:29 p.m. Friday.
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It was the 13th consecutive month of record high temperatures around the world.
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The national park averages about 250 reports of paint, stickers, and even nail polish-based graffiti designs each year.
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A few degrees cooler than Thursday as heatwave subsides.
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Harnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California, bringing big changes to Humboldt and the Central Coast, and requiring 26 ports along the coast.
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Public health officials expanded their warning to 16 locations from Leo Carillo to San Pedro.
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Excessive heat warnings for valleys, inland areas to end tonight.
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Record-shattering summer heat has turned California’s dense shrubbery and grass into fuel that is feeding wildfires across that are burning across the state.
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Tips for handling the six-legged summer rush from an entomology expert and a pest control perspective.
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Heat wave will continue through Thursday for inland areas and valleys.
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All beach access trails in the Abalone Cove Reserve are closed to the public until further notice.
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Heat wave will continue through Thursday for inland areas and valleys.
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 L.A. Department of Water and Power's Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to end the practice of shutting off power when people can't pay their bills during extreme heat.
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Across Southern California, facilities used to treat marine mammals are full.
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The exact time of the solstice is determined by where the sun is in the sky. During summer, the sun reaches its highest point of the year at noon and its lowest point at the winter solstice.
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L.A. requires all new buildings to be all-electric, but retrofitting existing buildings is the bigger challenge — and has implications for renters.
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It’s one of the reasons the fire department is relying more on mobile water stations for their helicopters.
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New federal funding will help coastal communities fight against rising sea levels and strengthen the electric grid during heatwaves, storms, and other climate events.
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Benzene is among the pollutants gas stoves emit into homes, Stanford University researchers show. The toxin is linked to a higher risk of leukemia and other blood cell cancers.
