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'Like a bomb has gone off': Ancient humans may have set megafires that turned Southern California into an uninhabitable 'wasteland' for 1,000 years

Ice-age humans may have set fires that led to the extinction of large mammals across what is now Southern California.

LiveScience

Ex-cop opens fire in Southern California biker bar, killing 3, wounding 6 before being killed

Authorities in Orange County say John Dowling, 59, targeted his estranged wife, who was inside the bar. His wife is in stable condition.

Chicago Sun-Times

Gunfire at California biker bar kills 4 people, including the shooter, and wounds 5 more

Authorities say three people were killed and five others were wounded in a shooting at a Southern California biker bar

The Independent UK

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As a tropical storm bore down on Southern California, Texas sent migrants on a bus to Los Angeles

The migrants, mostly from Venezuela, voluntarily took the bus ride from Brownsville to Los Angeles even as Tropical Storm Hilary crossed into Southern California.

The Texas Tribune

Alaska Air passengers scream as sparks fly from plane wing during storm Tropical Storm Hilary landing

Passengers on an Alaska Airlines flight from Seattle endured an uncomfortable arrival in Southern California

The Independent UK

As Tropical Storm Hilary shrinks, desert and mountain towns dig themselves out of the mud

Crews worked to dig roads, buildings and care home residents out of the mud across a wide swath of Southwestern U.S. desert Monday, as the first tropical storm to hit Southern California in 84 years headed north, prompting flood watches and warnings in half a dozen states

The Independent UK

Storm Hilary aftermath: 10,000 without power, Palm Springs declares emergency and new storm heads for Texas – as it happened

Thousands in Los Angeles County still without power; Palm Springs continues to be hit by flooding; impact in Texas expected on Tuesday

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Up First briefing: Tropical Storm Hilary; Guatemala election; indoor air quality tips

Hilary drenches Southern California, flooding roads and closing schools. An anti-corruption crusader wins the presidency in Guatemala. Plus, how to optimize your air quality at home.

WEKU

Rains slow as Hilary moves north and leaves Southern California underwater

As much as 7 inches of rain fell on some parts of Southern California, leaving the region vulnerable to floods and mudslides as the rain eases and moves north.

WEKU

Southern California braces for more floods as tropical storm soaks region from coast to desert

Tropical Storm Hilary is drenching Southern California from the coast to inland mountains and deserts even as it begins to weaken

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Hilary drenches usually arid southern California

California Governor Gavin Newsom declares state of emergency as rare storm brings unprecedented rain.

Al Jazeera

Hilary live updates: storm brings flash-floods to southern California – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits Ventura County as Tropical Storm Hilary arrives in Southern California

Earthquake caused multiple aftershocks

The Independent UK

Tropical Storm Hilary menaces Mexico's Baja coast, southwest US packing deadly rainfall

Tropical Storm Hilary is no longer a hurricane but it's still packing what forecasters call “life-threatening” rain as it speeds up Mexico's Baja coast toward Southern California

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WEKU

Tropical Storm Hilary unleashes heavy rains and flooding on Southern California

Heavy rain associated with the system is creating "catastrophic and life-threatening flooding," the weather service said. Some roadways in Southern California have flooded.

France 24

Storm Hilary makes landfall in Mexico, carrying deluge to California

Deadly floodwaters inundated streets across Mexico’s arid Baja California on Sunday as Tropical Storm Hilary moved ashore carrying torrential rain into Southern California, and concerns mounted that flash floods could strike in places as far north as Idaho that rarely get such heavy rain.

The Independent UK

Hurricane Hilary bearing down on US as officials warn of ‘very dangerous’ Category 2 storm

Rain over US expected to peak between Saturday and Sunday night

The Independent UK

Hurricane Hilary live updates: Storm could bring ‘catastrophic,’ ‘life-threatening flooding’ to California

Some parts of Mexico and California could see a year’s worth of rain and flash flooding as Cateigry 3 hurricane approaches

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Hurricane threatens extreme flooding

The El Niño climate pattern and the heat dome over much of the U.S. is putting some at risk of extreme flooding

The Independent UK

Hurricane Hilary threatens dangerous rain for Mexico's Baja. California may get rare tropical storm

Hurricane Hilary is headed for Mexico’s Baja California with “life-threatening and potentially catastrophic” rain and flash flooding, while officials as far north as Los Angeles are scrambling to get the homeless off the streets, set up shelters and prepare for evacuations

The Conversation

Tropical Storm Hilary pounds Southern California with heavy rain, flash flooding

Tropical Storm Hilary made landfall on Mexico’s Baja peninsula and moved into Southern California with damaging wind and heavy rainfall on Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. For the first time ever, the National Hurricane Center had issued a tropical storm watch for large parts of Southern California. Forecasters warned of a…

The Independent UK

Hurricane Hilary live updates: Category 4 storm aimed at Southern California threatens year’s rain in one day

Some parts of Mexico and California could see a year’s worth of rain and flash flooding

WEKU

Hilary could be the first tropical storm to hit California in more than 80 years

Hurricane Hilary will make landfall in Baja California this weekend before weakening to a tropical storm. But torrential rain could cause dangerous flooding in Southern California and inland.

The Conversation

A changing climate, growing human populations and widespread fires contributed to the last major extinction event − can we prevent another?

Over the past decade, deadly wildfires have become increasingly common because of both human-caused climate change and disruptive land management practices. Southern California, where the three of us live and work, has been hit especially hard.

Salon

Fires drove ancient mass extinctions

This is a “cautionary tale” for the wildfires and ecosystem destruction we see today, researchers say

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