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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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Perhaps unsurprisingly, turns out that chopping off the top of trees to reduce their sizes is rather harmful, arborists say.
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It'll still take about five years of above-average rainfall for the state's groundwater storage to return to pre-drought levels, according to the state Department of Water Resources.
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Mount Wilson was a prime viewing point for the northern lights in Southern California.
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It's been 19 years since NOAA last issued a geomagnetic storm watch for an event this size.
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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says there have been measurable effects and impacts from the biggest geomagnetic storm in decades.
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A quiet weather pattern will continue through next week.
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Experts say there's a 69% possibility that La Niña conditions could develop in July through September.
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California wildlife officials announced Tuesday that they've detected two cases of chronic wasting disease in dead deer found in the Sierra National Forest.
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Social media is awash with Angelenos complaining about sky high bills. What’s going on?
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A few degrees warmer than Wednesday.
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May Gray returns for the coastal areas during the morning hours.
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At stake is the future of the Colorado River, which provides about 30% of SoCal’s drinking water.
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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It’s scary and tragic when collapses happen, but we’ve built a whole lot of homes on hills that are being slowly eroded by the sea.
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There's no formal or regular process to monitor slide-prone coastal bluffs.
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The multi-family homes were red tagged by authorities late Wednesday.
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The second of two hearings takes place on Wednesday, March 15.
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With the storm expected to park itself over L.A., dangerous debris flows and flooding are still a concern across SoCal.
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Like for hurricanes, there's a scale for atmospheric rivers. But it may be a while before it's the norm.
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Our soil is so saturated this year that debris flows are a concern across SoCal.
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UCLA plans on developing paint that actually helps keep buildings cooler.
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After heavy snowfall left cows in northern California stranded and starving, officials launched an unusual rescue mission.
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One in five Sierra Nevada conifers are no longer compatible with the environmental conditions around them, raising questions about how to manage the land. Researchers say it may get worse.
