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‘Water bankruptcy’: UN scientists say much of the world is irreversibly depleting water
Dozens of the world’s major rivers are so heavily tapped, they often run dry before reaching the sea. More than half of all large lakes are shrinking, and most of the world’s major underground sources are declining irreversibly as agricultural pumping drains water that took centuries or even thousands of years to accumulate.
Humanity is on path toward ‘climate chaos,' scientists warn
Industries and individuals around the world burned record amounts of oil, gas and coal last year, releasing more greenhouse gases than ever before, a group of leading scientists said in a new report, warning that humanity is hurtling toward "climate chaos." The surge in global use of fossil fuels in 2024 contributed to extreme weather and devastating disasters including heat waves, storms, floods and wildfires.
Millions rely on dwindling Colorado River - but are kept ‘in the dark' about fixes, critics say
LOS ANGELES - The Colorado River, which provides water across the Southwest, has lost about 20% of its flow in the last quarter-century, and its depleted reservoirs continue to decline. But negotiations aimed at addressing the water shortage are at an impasse, and leaders of environmental groups say the secrecy surrounding the talks is depriving the public of an opportunity to weigh in.
At Mono Lake, visitors witness the stark toll of LA's water use
LEE VINING, Calif. - At a trailhead surrounded by sagebrush, a naturalist welcomes a group of visitors to Mono Lake beside a sign that reads "Oasis in the Desert." Guide Ryan Garrett, his face alight, greets the group of vacationers and entreats them to see the value in the saline lake - it teems with migrating birds, it's around a million years old, and it's affected by water use in Southern California more than 300 miles away.
California’s Salton Sea is emitting foul-smelling hydrogen sulfide gas, triggering health concerns
LOS ANGELES - On scorching days when winds blow across the California desert, the Salton Sea regularly gives off a stench of decay resembling rotten eggs. New research has found that the shrinking lake is emitting the foul-smelling gas hydrogen sulfide more frequently and at higher levels than previously measured.
The LA wildfires left neighborhoods choking in ash and toxic air. Residents demand answers
LOS ANGELES - Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat suit, a respirator and goggles. The brick chimneys were among the few recognizable features of the quaint three-bedroom 1940 house neighboring Farnsworth Park. Nearly everything else was reduced to ashes. The scorching heat melted the glass awards her daughter had received for her theater performances, leaving behind deformed globs of crystal.
The LA wildfires left neighborhoods choking in ash and toxic air. Residents demand answers
LOS ANGELES — Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat suit, a respirator and goggles. The brick chimneys were among the few recognizable features of the quaint three-bedroom 1940 house neighboring Farnsworth Park. Nearly everything else was reduced to ashes.
The LA wildfires left neighborhoods choking in ash and toxic air. Residents demand answers
LOS ANGELES — Nearly two weeks after the Eaton fire forced Claire Robinson to flee her Altadena home, she returned, donning a white hazmat suit, a respirator and goggles. The brick chimneys were among the few recognizable features of the quaint three-bedroom 1940 house neighboring Farnsworth Park. Nearly everything else was reduced to ashes.
Inside the desperate, chaotic escape from Pacific Palisades: ‘If you go any further you will die’
LOS ANGELES - A dry wind was already stirring when the sun rose over Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, fitful gusts whipping palm fronds seaward and making eucalyptus limbs creek and groan. The forecast called for an all-out windstorm by midday over chaparral that hadn't seen rain for eight months. Fires were predicted all over Southern California.
Inside the desperate, chaotic escape from Pacific Palisades: ‘If you go any further you will die’
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Inside the desperate, chaotic escape from Pacific Palisades: ‘If you go any further you will die’
LOS ANGELES — A dry wind was already stirring when the sun rose over Pacific Palisades on Tuesday, fitful gusts whipping palm fronds seaward and making eucalyptus limbs creek and groan. The forecast called for an all-out windstorm by midday over chaparral that hadn’t seen rain for eight months. Fires were predicted all over Southern California.
EPA lead ruling unlikely to resolve water contamination issues in LA public housing
LOS ANGELES — Days after the administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency visited a Los Angeles public housing project with lead-contaminated water, the agency ordered drinking water systems nationwide to replace every lead pipe within 10 years. “We’ve known for decades that lead exposure has serious long-term impacts for children’s health. And yet, millions of lead service lines are still delivering drinking water to homes,” EPA Director Michael Regan said. kAmqFE :?
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