Without congressionally approved funding, public media stations say communities will be left with aging infrastructure amid growing risks from extreme weather.
Courtesy of the Imperial Irrigation District
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New research puts stark numbers on a well-known disparity: poor and vulnerable communities suffer over 90% of deaths associated with major storms. -
Heat impacting inland areas will peak Wednesday and Thursday ahead of potentially widespread rain brought on by Tropical Storm Hilary that could drench most of the region early next week. -
The San Diego County deserts and San Gorgonio Pass near Banning will be under the excessive heat warning until 8 p.m. Thursday. -
Temperatures will linger in the triple digits for parts of California, Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Montana this week, with little relief coming at night. -
The wildfires that killed more than 100 people in Maui are the deadliest to hit the U.S. in more than a century. Here's a look back at some of the country's most lethal blazes and lessons learned. -
Firefighters said the fast-spreading Bunnie Fire in Ramona last week shows why San Diego County residents should have a plan. -
High pressure to the east was expected to bring warm temperatures to inland San Diego County for the middle of this week with the peak of the heat Tuesday through Thursday, the National Weather Service said Monday. -
Residual monsoonal moisture was forecast Friday to bring a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms to San Diego County mountains and into the high desert, the National Weather Service said. -
The magnificent tree is the size of a city block, the product of doting efforts by the Lahaina's residents. Aerial footage shows the tree charred but still standing amid a downtown devastated by fire. -
Police chief says the lack of communication and victims' difficulty to get to shelters is making it difficult to get an accurate count of the missing after fires that killed at least 80 people.
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