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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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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?
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Record winter snow and rain eases drought restrictions, which had imposed two days a week watering in 2022.
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The 77,000+ acre fire is driven by high temperatures, strong winds and invasive grasses.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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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.
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It’s no fun hanging ten in poop water.
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It’s making me ... squirrely.
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The state is stepping in to offer some financial protection for people who do prescribed and cultural burns.
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The state is doling out millions to support local water supply projects.
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Experts say tinder-dry grasses could eventually serve as fuel for fast-moving fires.
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The California two-spot octopus can edit the RNA in its brain to produce different proteins as ocean temperatures fluctuate, a new study finds.
