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Triple-digit heat wave set to sizzle California, stoking fire fears this holiday weekend

Much of California is expected to bake this weekend as the first major heat wave of the summer will send temperatures into the triple digits in several regions, stoking fears of wildfires sparked by Fourth of July festivities.

Los Angeles Times · Jun 27, 2023

New storm could bring more peril to California rivers already hit by deadly flooding

LOS ANGELES — A powerful storm barreling toward California from the tropical Pacific threatens to trigger widespread river flooding throughout the state as warm rain melts a record accumulation of snowpack and sends runoff surging down mountains and into streams and reservoirs.

Los Angeles Times · Mar 9, 2023