Yolo County Local News: Resilience


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09/11/2022
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New legislation accelerates California's self-mandate to convert to a carbon-free electrical grid by 2045. But can the state actually do it?

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09/06/2022
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Today, California's power grid is poised to face its biggest test of the summer so far as a record-setting heat wave continues to boil the drought-parched, fire-stricken state. As residents crank up their air conditioners to deal with yet another day of triple-digit temperatures, peak demand could shoot past 51,000 megawatts — surpassing the record [...]

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06/19/2022
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06/09/2022
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The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing will help pumas and other critters in the Santa Monica Mountains cross 10 lanes of Highway 101.

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04/28/2022
The state of California has released an Extreme Heat Action Plan outlining a comprehensive set of state actions to adapt and strengthen resilience to extreme heat.

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04/20/2022
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Urban consumers have already cut water use over the past decade, but more can be done.

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03/22/2022
Aerosols carried in wildfire smoke plumes that are hundreds of hours old can still affect climate, according to a study out of the University of California, Davis.

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10/20/2021
Beginning Oct. 24, residents who use nine California area codes will be required to dial using 10 digits to make phone calls due to a change in federal rules aimed at creating a nationwide 988 crisis line. The following area codes are affected: 209, 530, 562, 626, 650, 707, 925, 949, and 951.

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09/23/2021
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Even as California’s wildfires grow more intense seemingly every year, insurers are cancelling policies for homeowners in the path of the fires.

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07/22/2021
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Climate scientists say that global warming is making wildfire season much worse. Here's how climate change causes fires to be more destructive.

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05/16/2021
While the federal government has loosened mask mandates, California Health officials announced Monday that masks will be required indoors until June 15.

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11/13/2020
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What is California’s Forest Management Task Force and what does it do?

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10/21/2019
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Statewide system launches on 30th anniversary of the Loma Prieta Earthquake,