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Expect the warmest and windiest day of the week.
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July kicks off with a heat wave.
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Both aquaculture and fisheries have environmental and climate impacts.
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Researchers have seen changes to both plants and microbes.
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Teens across L.A. brought their big ideas on environmental justice to the L.A. Zoo’s first ever Youth Conservation Symposium.
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LA County Beach health warnings
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People, and pets, are being warned to avoid all water contact until further notice.
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Minimal cooling today, but come Sunday the heat will rise again for the deserts.
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Almost 400 suppliers, two-thirds in communities of color, don't meet safety and reliability standards. Fixing them would cost billions.
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Not much change in the weather compared to Wednesday.
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The Puente Hills landfill was once one of the largest landfills in the country.
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Desert communities will continue to see temps in the triple digits.
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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Starting at 8 a.m. Tuesday resident living in burn scar areas of the Alisal and Cave fires must leave the area. Another atmospheric river is expected to bring heavy rainfall and dangerous conditions.
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A new atmospheric river set to arrive as soon as Monday could worsen already severe flooding, as the extra rain and snowmelt threaten to overflow rivers and streams at lower elevations.
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As storms melt snowpack, managers released water to prevent reservoirs from overflowing and flooding Central Valley towns — and that sends water into the ocean. The warm rains melt snow that ideally would last into spring and help with water deliveries.
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Forecasts put much of the state at risk for flooding over the next 1 to 7 days — although most of that danger is north of Los Angeles.
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Even California communities accustomed to serious winters are struggling to deal with the consequences of continued extreme weather.
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National Weather Service reports rain is expected to return Thursday — with the heaviest showers north of L.A.
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It was so nice to see white sprinkled on the hills around our valleys.
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In his initial climate budget proposal, the governor has cut about $561 million from local coastal resilience projects. Legislators, cities express concerns.
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National Weather Service reports rain will make its way into Southern California starting Thursday.
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There’ve been a few unprecedented weather events recently.
