Bomb Cyclone-Fueled Storm, Floods Expose California Vulnerabilities

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Bomb Cyclone-Fueled Storm, Floods Expose California Vulnerabilities

By Emily Hoeven, CalMatters | January 4, 2023

"We have not figured out how to better take advantage of these wet years to get us through the dry." Jeffrey Mount, a water specialist at the Public Policy Institute of California

Rats, roaches, bedbugs, mold: Why thousands of LA's homeless shelter beds sit empty each night

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LAist

By Rina Palta | Published May 9, 2018, 05:00 AM

"Every night, some 43,000 people sleep on the streets of Los Angeles County in tents, cars and makeshift structures. So why do thousands of beds run by the biggest homeless agencies go empty at night?"

Urban Heath Island Effect

EPA

LAST UPDATED ON SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

What is it? What do I do to mitigate its effects?