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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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There were some significant climate bills passed this year, though not all of them are guaranteed to be signed by Gov. Newsom.
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Workers and tourists in Greece took a midday break when temperatures reached 113 degrees recently — essentially reviving an old tradition: the siesta. As temperatures rise, should siestas become common again?
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The challenge is almost unimaginable: Truckloads of sand — enough to fill five Olympic swimming pools — were needed for one job to save just one small stretch of beach.
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The effects of Tropical Storm Hilary continue.
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service declared the decision today.
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The coastal areas and valleys will remain cool through the week. More inland, temperatures will rise slightly.
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And potentially lower your insurance rates.
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The James Webb Space Telescope is not only finding galaxies forming 200 to 500 million years after the Big Bang, but also that they are bigger and brighter than astronomers expected.
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The coastal areas and valleys will remain cool through the week. More inland, temperatures will rise slightly.
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A new image from NASA's James Webb Space Telescope reveals what Earth's sun could have looked like in its infancy.
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Researchers are studying the health impacts on residents who were subjected to the months-long natural gas exposure.
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The lawsuit, filed Friday, seeks compensation from oil companies to lessen the harms of climate change.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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In the L.A. basin, temperatures will be in the upper 60s throughout the weekend. The San Fernando Valley will be warmer, with sun and highs in the mid-to-upper 70s.
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Reports of shaking so far are limited mostly to very nearby areas.
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Clawing back from extinction, the small fox's future hangs in the balance, challenged by lack of genetic diversity.
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California has been a leader in generating solar power on rooftops, but the state hasn't seen the same success with subscription-style "community solar" projects.
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While you shouldn’t expect to see the lake anytime soon, a big quake is always imminent.
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Baldwin Hills and other communities were selected to be part of the California Air and Resource Board's Study of Neighborhood Air near Petroleum Sources.
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The problem slope is below Casa Romantica Cultural Center and Gardens.
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Temperatures will be well below average, with the chance of thunderstorms in some areas.
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Warehouse workers who work in hot indoor environments say the climate crisis is moving faster than much-needed indoor heat regulation.
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The last time one of the animals was seen in California was in 2008, and prior to that the most recent sighting occurred in 1922.
