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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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The same solar region that brought an outburst of night-time beauty in early May is coming back around. But things have changed, a space weather expert tells NPR.
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Black mustard plants are invasive, ubiquitous and difficult to control.
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Two locations along the Arroyo Seco trail will be undergoing construction to help make the trail more accessible to hikers.
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How climate change transforms our reproductive lives, from menstruation to fertility to pregnancy.
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We're in for slightly cooler weather this weekend before temperatures warm up next week.
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A rule approved Thursday could expand solar access and help lower utility bills for renters and people who can’t put solar on their own rooftops.
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The Catalina Island Conservancy announced they’ve scrapped that plan to manage the mule deer at a special meeting of the L.A. County Fish and Wildlife Commission.
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May Gray continues this week even as temperatures warm up.
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The feisty female, named sea otter 841, has been spotted near Santa Cruz after taking a break from bullying people in the Pacific Ocean.
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As Wayfarers Chapel Is Disassembled, A Costly Rebuild And Unending Land Movement Loom On The HorizonCrews are knee deep in carefully disassembling and storing pieces of the chapel as the land beneath the structure continues to move at an alarming rate.
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May Gray continues this week even as temperatures warm.
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The MWD — which supplies water to 19 million people in the Southland, including cities such as L.A., Long Beach and Torrance — received $99 million.
Landfills are the second-largest source of methane emissions in California. That’s why the California Air Resources Board took action to monitor and capture landfill gases.
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Clouds and marine layer will intensify through Wednesday.
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Human actions have caused "significant declines" in the amount of water stored in 53% of the planet's largest lakes and reservoirs. Climate change and overconsumption are the primary drivers.
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Lots of it has to do with our transition from cool to warm weather.
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A hazard warning has been issued for the Ventura County beaches, Malibu coast, Los Angeles County beaches and Catalina and Santa Barbara Islands due to dangerous rip currents and waves between three and six feet.
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The research could advance court cases seeking to hold polluters accountable for climate-fueled disasters.
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The National Weather Service has issued a beach hazards statement for L.A, Ventura and Orange County Beaches that lasts until this evening.
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An expert used California regulators’ methodology to estimate the cost of cleaning up the state’s onshore oil and gas industry. The study found that cleanup costs will be triple the industry’s projected profits.
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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.
