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Undocumented people are among most vulnerable to climate-infused disasters
1 day, 20 hours ago

Undocumented people are among most vulnerable to climate-infused disasters

NPR  

Undocumented people are among most vulnerable to climate-infused disasters toggle caption Robert Willett/The News & Observer/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Carmen, her husband and three children were sound asleep in their western North Carolina home when she heard her phone ring that late September morning. Sponsor Message Carmen is among the nearly estimated 2 million undocumented people who live …

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Santa Ana winds will whip across California, with power outages and downed trees likely
9 months, 1 week ago

Santa Ana winds will whip across California, with power outages and downed trees likely

LA Times  

People bundle up while walking on the pier amid gusty winds in Huntington Beach in February. The National Weather Service issued wind advisories — including high wind warnings — from late Wednesday through Friday stretching from the northern Sierra to the Orange County coast, including the Sacramento Valley, the Mojave Desert, the mountains in Los Angeles County and much of …

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Why SoCal’s winter storm is so unusual: Rain, big waves, rare blizzard warning
1 year, 10 months ago

Why SoCal’s winter storm is so unusual: Rain, big waves, rare blizzard warning

LA Times  

A wave crashes into the breakwater at Cabrillo Beach in San Pedro on Feb. 22. Southern California has only gotten a taste of the powerful winter storm system that forecasters say will bring an extended period of cold temperatures, high winds and snow, prompting what officials called the region’s first blizzard warning since 1989. The blizzard warning, which is in …

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Two more rainstorms bring new dangers to California as officials tally widespread damage
1 year, 11 months ago

Two more rainstorms bring new dangers to California as officials tally widespread damage

LA Times  

A pedestrian and dog are reflected in puddles on a walkway along Pacific Coast Highway in Huntington Beach. “We’re ready for round three — just rehabbing our equipment, rehabbing our folks.” Heavy rain and mountain snow was expected to begin late Friday night in Northern California, spreading to Central California on Saturday. She said it’s been odd to look at …

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Snow stalls Amtrak in Virginia, with excruciating delays
2 years, 11 months ago

Snow stalls Amtrak in Virginia, with excruciating delays

The Independent  

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