Editorial: Too many children return to schools without air conditioning
As the Los Angeles Unified School District prepares for the first day of school on Monday, it’s unclear whether students…
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LA lawns waste water, but artificial turf is even worse
Let's start with common sense: covering the Earth with plastic carpets is a terrible idea. And yet we continue to…
Los Angeles to open five cooling centers
The City of Los Angeles will open cooling centers in South Los Angeles, the San Fernando Valley and the East…
A 66-mile drive to and from Los Angeles: Clouds, intense heat and hail?
In Southern California, we're used to driving in time-bending times, and seeing estimated arrival times get longer rather than shorter…
Paris weather highlights Olympics' vulnerabilities to climate change
PARIS — The thermometer read 95 degrees, but on the beach volleyball court, with all that bright white sand, the…
Botanical coincidence or climate omen? A banana tree in Seoul raises questions
SEOUL — As a math teacher, Oh Young-rock used to joke to his students that one day South Korea's temperate…
A “long-term” heat wave will once again scorch the interior of California
Another prolonged heat wave has begun across California and much of the West, and is expected to bring several days…
Thunderstorms briefly cool Southern California but spark new wildfires
Southern California monsoon season thunderstorms brought temporary cooling relief over the weekend to a region that had been roasting under…
California prisons remain unprepared for extreme heat
The possible heat-related death of an inmate at a prison in California's Central Valley this week is focusing renewed attention…
First wildfire death of 2024 season reported in California
The first wildfire death of the 2024 season was reported Friday as California continues to deal with scorching temperatures that…