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Science reporter @KPCC + @LAist fire, water, heat, quakes, biodiversity loss etc Hosted: The Big Burn + The Big One
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How to turn food waste into fertilizer in record time — with maggots

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By Jacob Margolis Verified
| California Love
This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today . They’ll eat anything: Fruits, vegetables, compostable plastic bags and a rotisserie chicken carcass — which they destroyed in two days — are all fair game for the enthusiastic little larvae. They’re changing: Now that it’s been about three weeks, they’re going from white and juicy to grey and stiff, as they start to pupate.
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Noticing more lizards running around? Here's the likely reason

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By Jacob Margolis Verified
| California Love
If you value independent local news, become a sustainer today . Your gift could help unlock a $1M challenge. Why now: Lizards are cold-blooded, meaning their activity and metabolism is tied to the temperature around them. Normally, lizards remain in a state of torpor from around late October to the middle of April, until temperatures warm. The risk: When they emerge from their semi-hibernation, females are often looking to bulk up so that they can successfully lay eggs.
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‘Unprecedented’ March heat wave could bring highs near 100 and last about a week

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By Jacob Margolis Verified
| LAist Verified
This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. That’s the word that the National Weather Service is using to describe the upcoming heat wave, which could bring near-triple-digit temperatures to the coastal areas of Southern California over the next week. Temperatures could be high enough to make this the hottest March on record, even though we’re only 10 days into the month.
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