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Hotter temperatures, the extinction of Joshua trees, more dust storms, and more could become the new normal.
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Politicians from the governor of New York to former President Clinton are pointing to Hurricane Sandy as proof of global warming. But does science agree?
A car wrecked by a 75-foot cypress tree, felled by strong winds in Palms in 1955. Courtesy of the Herald-Examiner Collection, Los Angeles Public Library.
Santa Ana winds have long been a fact of life in Southern California – the unadvertised price residents pay for the region's otherwise idyllic weather.
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Renewable energy advocates won't find much to applaud in the Romney/Ryan campaign's energy policy.
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Democrats seem to be getting fed up with debating climate change denialists.
A Storm in Antelope Valley | Image by Rennett Stowe via Creative Commons
"Southern California and parts of the Central Valley are experiencing up to 72% increase in the frequency of extreme storms with a 7% increase in the intensity of the storms as well," says the Environment California Research & Policy Center.
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Admitting the possibility of climate change is enough to get you drummed out of the GOP these days, but Reagan's former Secretary of State George Shultz is taking it a lot further.
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If there's a defining characteristic of deserts, it's that they're uncomfortable. That's not L.A.
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The science behind "the higher you go, the cooler you get."
L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and others announce a new study about climate change in the city and surrounding region at Vista Hermosa Park outside downtown L.A. | Photo: Zach Behrens/LCET
It's going to get hotter, and we can't do much about reversing it.
If you were to take a guess at what was one of the largest consumers of energy in California, what would it be? Skycrapers? Theme parks? Mega mansions? Surprisingly, the answer is water.
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This past spring season (March to May) was the warmest across the contiguous U.S. since 1910, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration scientists announced today.
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