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Thursday

Weather

California continues to get walloped by storms. When might it end?

Another major storm has many Californians asking when will this stop? Dozens of towns and communities are still dealing with flooding from earlier storms.

California continues to get walloped by storms. When might it end?

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Friday

Weather

California asks for federal assistance ahead of another wave of extreme storms

California is bracing for more bad weather. The latest atmospheric river will bring warm air and rain, which could lead to rapid snowmelt and catastrophic flooding.

California asks for federal assistance ahead of another wave of extreme storms

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Thursday

Weather

California braces for atmospheric rivers which will likely cause more flooding

Another atmospheric river arrives in California late Thursday — bringing with it warmer air, rain and a risk of flooding.

California braces for atmospheric rivers which will likely cause more flooding

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Thursday

Climate change is fueling more conflict between humans and wildlife

A farmer shows the damages done to his cocoa plantation by an elephant in West Africa. New research says climate change is putting wildlife and humans in conflict more often. SIA KAMBOU/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Climate

Climate change is fueling more conflict between humans and wildlife

As climate change shifts resources and habitat, humans and wildlife are coming into conflict more often, new research finds. It underscores the need for interventions, the researchers say.

Friday

Tuesday

Environment

California lost more than 36 million trees in the last year alone

A recent federal survey found that California lost more than 36 million trees just in the last year. The large-scale die-off is alarming ecologists and policymakers.

California lost more than 36 million trees in the last year alone

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Tuesday

National

The death toll in the Monterey Park shooting rises to 11

Another person died from injuries in the weekend shooting at a dance studio in Monterey Park, Calif. The community gathered Monday night to honor those killed as well as bring comfort to each other.

The death toll in the Monterey Park shooting rises to 11

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Monday

National

Monterey Park shooting update

Authorities are looking for a man who has allegedly shot and killed 10 people and wounded 10 others in an overnight shooting in Monterey Park, a community just east of Los Angeles.

Monterey Park shooting update

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National

No motive is known yet for the mass shooting at Lunar New Year festival

Authorities in California say the man responsible for the mass shooting at a dance hall Saturday night in Monterey Park killed himself after police stopped his van. The gunman killed 10 people.

No motive is known yet for the mass shooting at Lunar New Year festival

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Monday

Thursday

National Security

Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022

The U.S. suffered 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing cost of climate change. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Jan. 10, 2023.)

Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022

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Wednesday

Weather

Storms keep pummeling California, causing widespread flooding and evacuations

In Southern California, flooding shut down a major highway in Ventura County, and more rain is expected. Torrential storms across the state have killed at least 17 people.

Storms keep pummeling California, causing widespread flooding and evacuations

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Tuesday

Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022

Hurricane Ian caused $112.9 billion dollars and more than 150 deaths when it slammed into south Florida in 2022, making it the costliest climate-fueled disaster in the U.S. last year. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption

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Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022

The U.S. endured 18 separate billion-dollar disasters in 2022, highlighting the growing damages of human-caused climate change.

Extreme weather, fueled by climate change, cost the U.S. $165 billion in 2022

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Wednesday

A U.N. biodiversity convention aims to slow humanity's 'war with nature'

Deforestation is a major threat to the survival of orangutan. Here a baby sumatran orangutan plays around in a tree as they train at Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme's rehabilitation center in Indonesia. Ulet Ifansasti/Getty Images hide caption

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A U.N. biodiversity convention aims to slow humanity's 'war with nature'

Delegates from nearly 200 countries are gathering in Canada to try to fix humanity's relationship with nature. The convention comes during an emerging extinction crisis.

A U.N. biodiversity convention aims to slow humanity's 'war with nature'

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Tuesday

Climate

Delegates meet with a mandate to set global biodiversity goals for the next ten years

Delegates are meeting in Canada to work out an agreement to protect the natural world. COP15 officially kicks off Wednesday with a mandate to set global biodiversity goals for the next ten years.

Delegates meet with a mandate to set global biodiversity goals for the next ten years

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