CalMatters identified the California communities most at risk — the top 1% of the state’s more than 8,000 census tracts that ...

Inland communities with big population booms will experience the most extreme heat days under climate change projections. The ...

On a recent sunny afternoon in Lancaster, Cassandra Hughes looked for a place to cool down. She set up a lawn chair in the ...

And not Andrew Pontious, an L.A. County firefighter dispatched to the Palmdale quarry on June 14. Pontious had sprayed water near the ... Fire departments in the city of Los Angeles, Orange ...

And not Andrew Pontious, an L.A. County firefighter dispatched to the Palmdale quarry on June 14. Pontious had sprayed water near the ... Fire departments in the city of Los Angeles, Orange ...

In comparison, Palmdale by 2050 is projected to have ... During heat waves, residents ride buses for free, and city programs provide water and other resources to homeless people.

Although the fossil fuel industry is on record opposing the bill, Bryan agreed to limit the legislation’s scope to Inglewood ...

In July, the cities of Palmdale and Lancaster beat 1989 records. Temperatures in the San Diego Desert—including the cities of Palm Springs, Coachella, Palm Desert, Indio, Cathedral City ...

Places such as Palmdale and Palm Springs ... could get cold beverages and rest in the shade. City officials also said the Department of Water and Power was working to reduce the risk of power ...