Big Homeowner Rate Hike From State Farm Shot Down by California Regulator
California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara on Friday rejected State Farm’s request for “emergency” rate increases that ...
Torrents of mud and floodwater cover roads and trap cars in LA, but city dodges another disaster
As Southern California recovers from last month’s devastating wildfires, heavy rain resulted in pockets of flooding, blocked ...
Structure fire destroys Gorham home, injures man
A dispatcher said the street was still closed in the area of 191 New Portland Road shortly before 3 p.m. Fire crews responded to a structure fire at 191 New Portland Road in Gorham on Friday afternoon ...
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The January 2025 California Wildfires are Fully Contained, But Their Impacts on the Ocean are Not
In January 2025, a series of devastating wildfires hit Southern California. Lives were lost. Homes and businesses were ...
Heavy rain raises threat of more mudslides in Southern California
Southern California was primed for more mudslides and flooding on Friday, especially in areas scorched by last month's ...
California mudslides close part of Pacific Coast Highway, millions under flood watch
Flooding, mudslides and debris flows caused by the heaviest rain in Los Angeles and southern California in a year shut ...
Foreign Affairs1d
Innovation Is the Key to Containing the Worst Effects of Climate Change
Adaptation can also involve changing how and where people live, prohibiting them from rebuilding in areas that repeatedly ...
Crashes and Disasters
A Los Angeles City firefighter was hospitalized after his SUV was swept into the Pacific Ocean during a mudslide in Malibu.
California hit by heavy rainfall, flash floods and mudslides
Southern California has been hit by heavy floods which have caused mudslides and prompted evacuation calls. It comes just ...
The way L.A. thinks about fires is all wrong, two experts say. They explain how to do better
Two wildfire experts argue that the L.A. destruction didn't have to be as bad as it was. The question isn't whether we can ...
Evacuations issued in Southern California as heavy rain brings threat of debris flows in areas scarred by wildfires
For the second time this year, Southern Californians are evacuating their homes as heavy rain threatens new destruction in ...
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Southern California storm intensifies, raising risk of floods and debris flows to a ‘life-threatening’ situation
The National Weather Service warned that rain and flooding would intensify throughout the evening until around 10 p.m., bringing the risk of major flooding, debris flows and damaging winds.