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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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Researchers say coupling wind and solar farms with actual farms is a good place to start.
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County officials released a report on missteps in the response to last year's unprecedented blizzard.
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We're bringing you the latest on the weekend storm systems coming to the southland.
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We're bringing you the latest on the weekend storm systems coming to the southland.
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F312, a female mountain lion affectionately known as Uno, was killed while crossing Santiago Canyon Road in Orange County.
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We're bringing you the latest on the weekend storm systems coming to the southland.
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Photographer Sicco Rood paddled two-thirds of the way around California's largest lake and says the dystopian narrative is wrong.
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Today will be few degrees warmer before we head into a cool and wet weekend.
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Rising sea levels can cause the waves to reach farther ashore, causing more erosion.
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Your SoCal Weather Report For Wednesday, Jan 17: Breezy And Cloudy As A Storm Approaches The WeekendWe're bringing you the latest forecast on the rain system coming in this weekend.
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The emotional stories from those who lived through and survived the magnitude 6.7 quake that shook Southern California on Jan. 17, 1994.
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A whole lot has changed, but the risk of catastrophic quakes remains.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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911 recordings obtained by LAist shed light on why and how emergency planning continues to leave people with disabilities behind. -
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An LAist investigation found toxic heavy metals in samples of fire retardant collected from the Palisades, Eaton and Franklin fires. Here's what that means.
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Important to know: Containment does not mean a fire is out — or that the danger is over.
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Aid organizations say money is more helpful in the short-term than items or volunteering
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You may not know this, but oftentimes in newsrooms we write obituaries ahead of time so that they're ready to publish when the person passes away. But what if the obit wasn't for a person, but for a place that's been the home of magical memories for generations?Listen 4:47
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It could be some of your favorite spots.
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We can’t think of many places you could see wild bears, parrots, mountain lions, whales and buffalo (yup!) all in the same day, but this is Southern California — and you totally could.
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"We strongly encourage people to plan as though no help is coming to get you."
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California's wildfire building codes weren't designed for the modern megafire era.
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Not that many years ago, state and local fire officials considered adopting a policy to train residents to stay and defend their homes from fire. A disaster on the other side of the world killed the idea.
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Some helpful suggestions on how to protect yourself from ash and particles from the fire.
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Rule #1: Stay inside.
