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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Cal Fire Chief Joe Tyler said the agency and its partners are equipped with with fire trucks, bulldozers, and newly introduced Blackhawk helicopters that can fly at night.
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The cooling trend ends today as the next heatwave starts tomorrow with a possibility of extreme heat for inland areas later this week.
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National parks are often seen as pristine wilderness — but that land once belonged to native tribes.
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Sunny conditions persist, Antelope Valley and parts of the San Gabriel Valley could see thunderstorms.
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Two new papers find threats that climate models haven't accounted for, including a tipping point under the ice.
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Beavers were once abundant in North America. Bringing them back could be have serious climate benefits.
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As tracks heat up, they expand and buckle. That's forcing rail operators to adapt as the climate warms.
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A rare mashup of elements in the atmosphere caused this morning's thunderstorm.
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The closures include roads in Mount Baldy Village as well as popular trails, including 25 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail.
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Temperatures around the Lake Fire will hover around the triple digits until next week.
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The site, located near Simi Valley, has long been a sticking point for environmental advocates and local residents worried about health risks associated with living so close to hazardous materials.
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Wolf 907 in Yellowstone National Park is well into her golden years. That hasn’t stopped her from giving birth to another litter of pups, her tenth in fact.
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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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.
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Highs will be in the mid-60s in the L.A. basin today, and around 70 in the coastal valleys. The Riverside area will be sunny with a high in the low 70s.
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After firing its current CEO, the board of the clean energy agency has appointed an interim CEO with extensive experience in community choice energy.
