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Bomb cyclone generated 60-foot waves off Pacific …

High waves measuring up to 20 feet pound the beach at The Wedge on September 1, 2011 in Newport Beach. (Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images)

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Carbon dioxide levels reach dangerous milestone: 50% higher …

This 2019 photo provided by NOAA shows the Mauna Loa Atmospheric Baseline Observatory, high atop Hawaii's largest mountain in order to sample well-mixed background air free of local pollution. (Susan Cobb/NOAA Global Monitoring Laboratory via AP)

Wildfire spotting network grows to 610 cameras in California

The Little Mountain Fire moves toward homes in San Bernardino on Oct. 21, 2019, in an image provided by an ALERTWildfire camera.

Surfers, swimmers should stay away from beaches during …

Above, two people on the sand at Manhattan Beach in late March 2020 despite beach closures. (Jay L. Clendenin/ Los Angeles Times)

San Diego’s Scripps Pier Records Highest Ocean Temperature …

Tyler Torano plays his shot from the 16th tee, with Ellen Browning Scripps Memorial Pier in the background, during the first round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines North on Jan. 25, 2018, in San Diego. (Credit: Donald Miralle / Getty Images)

Scientists Say Magnitude-7.4 Temblor Could Reach From …

California Drought Could End With Storms Known as Atmospheric …