Death Valley National Park claims another life in brutal summer heat
The summer heat has claimed another life in Death Valley National Park, one of the hottest places on Earth. Park Service officials say that on...
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July was officially California’s hottest month ever
The month of July kicked off with a dire warning: A rare, long-duration heat event was forecast to bring extreme heat risk across the West,...
Fast-moving wildfire in San Bernardino engulfs hillside homes
A fast-moving wildfire burned through a hillside community in San Bernardino on Monday afternoon, damaging homes and sending residents running. The Edgehill fire erupted in...
Will global warming turn L.A. into San Bernardino?
Imagine it’s a Saturday morning in Santa Monica in the year 2080. You brew your coffee, open your front door and breathe in the hot,...
L.A. to open five cooling centers
The city of Los Angeles will open cooling centers in South L.A., the San Fernando Valley and the Eastside so residents and their pets can...
Death Valley sets heat record. August temperatures may be higher too
Death Valley National Park set another record in July. The area dubbed the hottest place on Earth saw an average temperature in July of 108.5...
A 66-mile drive to and from Los Angeles: Clouds, high heat and hail?
We’re used to time-bending drives in Southern California, watching our ETAs get longer instead of shorter as traffic jams grow. So I was resigned but...
That’s hot: Needles dethrones Phoenix as hottest U.S. city in July
A town of 5,200 just inside the California border along Route 66 now boasts a scorching new record — the hottest monthly average temperature in...
Paris weather highlights Olympics’ climate change vulnerabilities
PARIS — The thermometer read 95 degrees but down on the beach volleyball court, with all that gleaming white sand, it felt like 102. The players...