Calif. urges more conservation as heat wave eases
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California again urged customers to conserve power on Friday even though electricity demand for air conditioning should decline as temperatures along the coast continue to ease and many businesses shut early for the weekend.
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By John Simerman, Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif.  Jun.
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California public health officials said Thursday they will conduct a statistical study of deaths from last summer's heat wave to determine whether the number of victims is higher than officially reported.
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By Thomas R. Webber  With the recent heat wave we have all been baking through, it may be hard to believe that this month marks the change of seasons.
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By Scott Duke Harris, San Jose Mercury News, Calif.  Jun.
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Heat waves in the 21st Century will be more intense, more frequent and longer, US experts say.
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Temperatures headed back toward triple digits Monday, the seventh day of a heat wave that has contributed to blackouts leaving thousands without air conditioning.
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Find out which factors&#151;from rising temperatures to alien weeds&#151;are creating a recipe for disaster in California's Mojave National Preserve.
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Like California a decade ago, the Sunshine State is moving toward providing relief for overburdened homeowners
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Rising global temperatures that are melting the Arctic and expanding the oceans are now drawing more than 80 world leaders to the U.N. podium for an unprecedented summit Monday on how to combat climate change.From California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, a champion of climate-saving legislation, the presidents and premiers will hear that even an often-reluctant United States is pitching in.'California is moving the United States beyond debate and doubt to action,' he says in remarks prepared for the meeting's morning kickoff. Read more
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An eight-day heat wave killed as many as 28 people in Southern California before the temperatures finally began to ebb, coroners in four counties said Wednesday.
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The heat wave that scorched California a year ago may have contributed to hundreds more deaths than the state has officially reported, an Associated Press investigation suggests.
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California's power grid manager on Wednesday called the first "Stage 1 power emergency" of 2007 that calls for voluntary electricity conservation because of high demand linked to searingly hot weather.
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By Kevin Howe, The Monterey County Herald, Calif.  Sep.
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Cool, damp weather moved into Southern California from the Pacific Ocean on Friday boosting efforts to beat down stubborn wildfires, while weary families returned to find many homes unscathed but hundreds of others burned to rubble.
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Like California a generation ago, the Sunshine State is moving toward providing relief for overburdened homeowners
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California's electric grid operator expects more than half of the generation lost early Tuesday morning to restart later in the day, allowing the state to avoid power disruption as triple-digit heat increases demand for air conditioning across the state.