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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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The National Weather Service forecasts a slow warming trend. High surf advisories are still out for SoCal beaches.
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The climate crisis is pushing us into a hotter reality and driving up energy bills. That’s especially tough for low- and moderate-income households.
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When people can't afford to live near where they work, that can mean longer commutes that worsen pollution.
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The National Weather Service forecasts a slow warming trend. High surf advisories are still out for SoCal beaches.
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It will be warm and pleasant weather this Labor Day. But take extra care at the beaches today.
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Thousands have been found huddling around an extinct volcano deep in the Pacific Ocean near California, and researchers now think they understand why the octopuses find it so cozy.
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Caused by a type of plankton, the blue bioluminescent waves aren’t toxic to humans, but have a profound impact on marine life.
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Federal charges were filed against Southern California Edison
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A cooling trend is expected through early next week.
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The Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary would protect 5,600 square miles of ocean off the central California coast, an area known for its kelp forests, sea otters and migratory whales. Tribal members of the Chumash, who have lobbied for its creation for more than a decade, would be involved in managing it.
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If you miss it Wednesday night, you’re going to have to wait until 2037 to see the next one.
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An interview with Jeff Goodell, author of "The Heat Will Kill You First."
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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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.
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Those gray skies will clear up, but wet weather could await us next week.
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We had four tornadoes touch down in one day back in 1982.
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Warmer temperatures are melting the state's historic snowpack. Already flooded communities downstream are scrambling to prepare for the surge.Listen 7:21
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It's unlikely to get above the low 60s in most areas.
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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.
