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Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days agoMore than 200,000 lost their homes in the L.A. County fires. For people already on the streets, the damage ran deeper
Over 75% of homeless residents affected by the 2025 wildfires reported injuries or major life disruptions, highlighting the link between climate disasters and homelessness.
fromMail Online
1 day ago50m brace for violent tornado outbreak as monster storm hits 11 states
Meteorologists with AccuWeather warned that the highest risk of a severe thunderstorm will be seen in Wisconsin, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas. Major cities, including Chicago, Minneapolis, St. Louis, Kansas City, Madison, Wichita, Oklahoma City and Dallas, are expected to experience severe thunderstorms in just hours.
Chicago
fromThe Oaklandside
2 days agoTemescal residents describe waking up to the 'whooshing' sound of a gas leak
PG&E confirmed that a gas leak had occurred near that location. A spokesperson, Tamar Sarkissian, told us that a PG&E crew was on-site by 11:15 p.m. the night of April 9 and after working for about two hours, stopped the flow of gas as 'safely and as quickly as possible' - by 1:32 a.m. Friday morning.
East Bay (California)
fromsfist.com
6 days agoSunday Links: California Hit With Thunder, 30,000 Lightning Strikes Over the Weekend
After 21 hours of talks, US and Iran did not reach a deal to end the war, as Vice President JD Vance said talks stalled after the US made a final offer pushing for stronger guarantees that Iran won't develop nuclear weapons.
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fromCalifornia Post
1 week agoCalifornia fireworks titan arrested at Disney after seven people killed in horror explosion at his illegal factory
The grand jury alleged a decade-long conspiracy which turned the property of a former sheriff's Lt. (Machado) into the Northern California hub for an illegal enterprise that imports and sells illegal explosives on the black market.
California
LA food
fromFast Company
1 month agoExtreme March heat wave will scorch Los Angeles and the Southwest this week. The long-term consequences could devastating
An unprecedented heat wave will strike the American southwest this week, with temperatures 15-25 degrees above normal and potential record-breaking highs across multiple states.
fromThe Washington Post
1 month agoIt's so hot in the West that temperatures may even break April records soon
Not only will temperatures break March monthly records, but this heatwave will even break April records. Over the next week, around 800 high temperature records are forecast to be neared, tied or broken at 165 locations in Western and Central states - some by more than 10 degrees - with unusual warmth set to linger into late March.
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East Bay (California)
fromKqed
1 month agoRecord-Breaking Heat Wave Bakes the Bay Area Through Friday | KQED
An unprecedented early-season heat wave is bringing temperatures 30 degrees above normal to California, with the National Weather Service issuing its earliest March heat advisory ever, creating elevated wildfire risk and heat illness concerns.
#march-heat-wave
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago'Concerning': Bay Area sizzles in March heat wave, bringing fire danger and AC issues
An unprecedented March heat wave with record temperatures is straining Bay Area infrastructure, causing air conditioning systems to fail prematurely and raising wildfire concerns due to dry conditions.
California
fromABC7 San Francisco
1 month ago'Concerning': Bay Area sizzles in March heat wave, bringing fire danger and AC issues
An unprecedented March heat wave with record temperatures is straining Bay Area infrastructure, causing air conditioning systems to fail prematurely and raising wildfire concerns due to dry conditions.
Environment
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoCalifornia's snowpack was already meager. Now comes an extraordinary heat wave
California's Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 48% of average due to an extremely warm winter, with rapid melting accelerated by an incoming heat wave threatening the state's water supply.
Environment
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month agoBlistering early-season heatwave threatens California and other western states
An early-season heatwave will bring temperatures 20-30°F above normal across western US states, threatening daily and all-time March records while intensifying drought concerns amid record low snowpack.
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month agoBring out your flip-flops: Possible record-breaking heat to sweep across SoCal this week
We'll be sitting almost between 15 and 20 degrees above normal for the time of year. It's abnormally warm and will probably stay warm at least through the weekend before we actually cool down.
Los Angeles
Environment
fromEarth911
1 month agoGuest Idea: The Wildfire Season You're Not Prepared For
Extreme wildfire conditions caused by heat, drought, and wind alignment have nearly tripled globally over 45 years, with human-caused climate change responsible for over half this increase, making simultaneous extreme fire weather across multiple regions increasingly common.
fromLos Angeles Times
3 months agoLeaked memo reveals California debated cutting wildfire soil testing before disaster chief's exit
One year ago, Nancy Ward, then the director of the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES), petitioned the Federal Emergency Management Agency to spearhead the cleanup of toxic ash and fire debris cloaking more than 12,000 homes across Los Angeles County. Although Ward's decision ensured the federal government would assume the bulk of disaster costs, it came with a major trade off.
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