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A slightly warmer day on tap, with highs in the mid 70s and blustery conditions.
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Today will be a few degrees cooler than yesterday.
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It's finally sweater weather.
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Over 4,500 square miles of ocean will be protected off the California coast. It will also be managed in partnership with the Indigenous groups that fought to create it.
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The spill closed nearby beaches and harbors, and prompted the controversial cancellation of the city's annual airshow.
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It's finally sweater weather.
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New research shows that the patterns of Earth’s high winds have led to serious problems on the ground.
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Azolla is a nutritious aquatic fern that grows like crazy. New research finds that the cyanobacteria within the plant are nontoxic, potentially clearing the way for Azolla to become a novel food.
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As Southern California farmers conserve a lot more water, the Salton Sea is drying up faster.
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Beachgoers in Newport Beach reported seeing the glowing waves throughout the night Saturday into early Sunday morning.
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The West Coast is actually a prime viewing site — once you get away from all the light pollution.
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A dense fog advisory is in effect until 9 a.m.
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SoCalEarth.org wants to arm people with the data they need to engage with climate issues.
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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You might not want to bother making plans to travel over major mountain passes for at least the next few days.
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It’s got to do with where the air is coming from.
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High winds, high surface, snow and ice at unusually low elevations. Buckle in.
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Congressmember Nanette Barragán, who represents a large part of North Long Beach, helped secure the federal funding. She says half of L.A.'s population lives in neighborhoods without access to parks and open spaces.
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It’s rare to see a storm like this, which could bring snow to places it’s not normally seen.
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Stay indoors, avoid thunder, steer clear of moving water, and prepare an emergency kit.
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Suspending environmental rules would mean more water for agricultural purposes, but could endanger already threatened delta species.
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Local authorities said aerial searches are also affected. Sands set out for a solo hike on Mount Baldy on Jan. 13 and never returned.
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The National Weather Service is warning Southern Californians that it will be "the coldest storm of the season, and possibly of the last several years."
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In the face of a drier future, that iconic piece of Americana is on its way out in Southern California.
