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GoFundMe.org has teamed with an Inland Empire non-profit to distribute air conditioners and air and water purifiers to those in need just as the temperatures are predicted to rise to near 115 degrees in the desert.
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Hurricane Ian delivered an eerie omen to coastal Florida residents Wednesday morning: Its winds pulled massive amounts of water out of Tampa Bay and other areas. -
Federal funding is being spent to help scientists find out if an offshore dump site is a threat to the marine environment. -
Cuban officials said they had begun to restore some power Wednesday after Hurricane Ian knocked out electricity to the entire island. -
More people — and more buildings to house them, often in coastal areas — mean that a major hurricane could become more costly and destructive. That's raising concerns as Hurricane Ian approaches. -
Dangerous triple-digit temperatures descended on San Diego desert areas Tuesday, while uncomfortably hot conditions hit valley and coastal regions — with all expected to persist through Wednesday. -
Chile is part of a South American region known as the "lithium triangle," where miners are trying to meet skyrocketing demand for the material. -
The most torrid conditions will prevail in the county's eastern desert locales, where an excessive heat warning will be in effect from 11 a.m. Sunday to 11 p.m. Tuesday. -
After a two-year hiatus, the show is back. But Veterans For Peace and 16 other groups say the amount of pollution it emits over three days isn't worth it. -
The spill was the worst off the California coast since 1969. It blackened popular beaches for miles, killing or fouling hundred of seabirds, seals and other wildlife and hurting tourism and fishing. -
A California-based think tank’s latest report calls for major changes in the way electricity prices are calculated.
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