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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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After a sunny week, rain is expected to return to Los Angeles from Friday night through Sunday. Expect high surf, wind, and snow in the mountains.
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Today will feel similar to Wednesday with warm temperatures, but it will be cooler at the coast as another storm makes its way to the Southland.
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The Metropolitan Water District of Southern California’s board adopted a two-year budget this week that includes a spike in water rates, which consumers can expect to start seeing next year.
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Jackie’s partner, Shadow, refuses to abandon their unviable eggs, despite her attempts to nudge him along.
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The nationwide cost to treat or replace contaminated drinking water is estimated at $1.5 billion a year. The ubiquitous chemicals, linked to cancer and other diseases, build up in people and the environment.
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Today is the warmest day of the week before the weather cools down and makes way for more rain this weekend.
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The spraying is to protect against the wester pine beetle. It's tiny, but it can cause big — and fatal — damage to pine trees. The little brown bugs exit dead trees to find living ones to breed around this time of year.
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We're getting a taste of summer with a warm up this week.
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In 1983, just 22 California condors were known to exist.
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Thousands of people gathered in parks, schools, parking lots and observatories to witness the partial solar eclipse on Monday.
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The skies are in our favor to get a clear view of today's solar eclipse.
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Installing solar arrays on commercial and public buildings could bring renewable energy to two-thirds of the nation's disadvantaged neighborhoods.
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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Warmer sea waters have many far-ranging effects. In the new pattern, some parts of the U.S. could get relief from drought, while others might see fewer hurricanes.
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The bulk of the storm is moving from the Los Angeles basin into Orange and San Bernardino counties, where half an inch of rain is expected on the coast, along with an inch in the mountains.
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A young black bear, dubbed BB-12, was captured and collared last month in the western portion of the Santa Monica Mountains.
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The National Weather Service issued a winter weather advisory for local mountains as the storm moves in.
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The hub of many weddings and events has been a cultural pillar of San Clemente and is now yellow-tagged. The back terrace has broken off and a garden has been ruined.
