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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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Today will be a few degrees cooler and partly cloudy.
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With supply chains finally open, solar provided most of the nation's new electricity capacity last year.
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From Appalachia to the Bayou to the desert Southwest, here's how culture can teach us about adapting to a warmer world.
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The project would add much-needed green space, flood alleviation and stormwater capture potential in Sun Valley, but delays have community members frustrated.
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The Swinhoe's white-eye population is exploding across California
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Jackie and Shadow's parenting ups and downs have captivated thousands.
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The new report from the National Parks Conservancy Association has found that while pollution levels are largely improving in national parks across the country, California parks have been slower to improve.
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A 2-mile-long oil sheen was spotted off the coast on Friday.
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A 2-mile-long oil sheen was spotted off the coast.
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Looks like no surprises in the forecast today — it will be sunny and warmer.
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There's a chance of light showers in the afternoon, but it will be mostly sunny throughout the day.
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Southern California gets 25% of our drinking water from the Colorado River. Now, an inter-state feud means uncertainty over how to keep the river from collapsing due to climate change.
Researchers found that in drier years, larger animals are more likely to head closer and closer to where people live.
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Even after evacuation orders are lifted, there are still precautions you should take to keep yourself safe.
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A scientist at USC has gathered information that tells us more about intraplate earthquakes. "This is completely unexpected. It was a serendipitous discovery."
