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2025 was one of three hottest years on record, scientists say
1+ hour, 40+ min ago (531+ words) Climate change worsened by human behavior made 2025 one of the three hottest years on record, scientists said. It also was the first time the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the Paris Agreement of 2015 limiting warming to…...
Rain is coming back to Southern California: A timeline of what to expect - Los Angeles Times
5+ hour, 5+ min ago (146+ words) Southern California should be prepared for rain and blustery conditions this week. Residents can also expect to have a rainy New Year's Eve and Day, with rainfall rates from a quarter to half an inch an hour predicted on Wednesday…...
The head of California's wildlife department is stepping down after 15 years - Los Angeles Times
9+ hour, 40+ min ago (1102+ words) Charlton "Chuck" Bonham will be stepping down as director of the California Department of Fish and Wildlife at the end of the month, after contending with a slew of contentious issues during his long tenure, including the resurgence of wolves…...
The moon and sun figure big in the new year's lineup of cosmic wonders
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (831+ words) CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.The moon and sun share top billing in 2026. Kicking off the year's cosmic wonders is the moon, drawing the first astronauts to visit in more than 50 years as well as a caravan of robotic lunar landers including…...
Magnitude 5.0 earthquake shakes Northern California - Los Angeles Times
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (238+ words) A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook Northern California on Sunday afternoon. The temblor was reported at 4:41 p.m. seven miles from Susanville, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The earthquake occurred 66 miles from Magalia, Calif., 68 miles from Reno, Nev., 69 miles from Paradise, Calif., and 73 miles…...
A winter storm threatens to bring blizzards and ice to parts of the U.S. amid busy travel week - Los Angeles Times
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (415+ words) A powerful winter storm was sweeping east from the Plains on Sunday, driven by what meteorologists describe as an intense cyclone, setting off a chain reaction of snow, ice, rain and severe weather expected to affect much of the country....
Southern California's wild weather is not over. Wind gusts of up to 65 mph predicted - Los Angeles Times
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (349+ words) Last week's rain won't be the end of Southern California's wild weather as strong wind gusts are forecast through the area until Tuesday. Gusts of up to 65 mph are expected in mountains and valleys throughout the region, with the National…...
A return to a past Sierra wildfire to see the future of a recent one - Los Angeles Times
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (1875+ words) GOLDEN TROUT WILDERNESS, Calif.The first two miles were pleasant enough. The grade was mild, the forest serene. It was what lay ahead that worried me: A 2,500-foot descent to Jordan Hot Springs, a spot in California's High Sierra backcountry…...
Yes, that was a tornado in Los Angeles on Christmas - Los Angeles Times
3+ day, 3+ min ago (796+ words) A tornado did, in fact, spin through Los Angeles on Christmas, the National Weather Service confirmed, damaging a home and a commercial strip mall. With a wind speed of up to 80 mph, the brief tornado traveled for about one-third of…...
Record-breaking storm ends a SoCal year scarred by fires
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (678+ words) Southern California doesn't exactly have a history of providing locals a white Christmas but it did deliver a wet one this year " very wet. A record-breaking storm ripped through the state, landing in SoCal this week and giving the region…...