California urges power conservation as heat wave sizzles
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California urged citizens to raise thermostats and conserve power on Thursday as the first heat wave of the summer stretched into a third day in the vulnerable state.
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A high-pressure system brought temperatures of over 110 to parts of the Southwest, leading to hundreds of wildfires.
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ESCONDIDO, California  - Cooler, calmer weather helped firefighters gain the upper hand over seven remaining wildfires in Southern California on Sunday, although state officials said blazes still threatened 12,000 homes.
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Some businesses in California will likely be forced to cut electricity use on Thursday because hot weather and high air-conditioning use could prompt the state's power grid manager to call a "Stage 2 power emergency."
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High winds add to problems from the initial impact, which cut power to thousands across the South Bay. By Doug Irving. Punishing bands of rain and wind raked across Southern California early Tuesday, swamping
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Hot weather and high air-conditioning use in California on Thursday will likely cause the state's power grid manager to call a "Stage 2 power emergency," which causes mandatory electricity use cuts to come business customers, the grid manager said.
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Power blackouts hit 13 locations in Athens and 95 fires were reported across Greece on Wednesday amid a heat wave that has killed dozens of people in southeast Europe over the past week.
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Firefighters in California battle to stem fires that have scorched hundreds of homes as rain eases Alaskan fires.
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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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Almost 400,000 northern and central California customers were without power as of 8:30 a.m. PST (11:30 EST/1630 GMT) Friday due to high winds and rainy weather, said utility Pacific Gas & Electric Co.
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By Tatiana Prophet, Daily Press, Victorville, Calif.  Jun. 12--VICTORVILLE -- When it comes to a new power plant north of the city, California Energy Commission officials are most concerned with air and water quality.
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California is bracing for a series of powerful winter storms poised to deliver a one-two-three punch to the West Coast, bringing snow, rain and high wind throughout the Golden State, forecasters said.
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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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A powerful storm battered Southern California on Tuesday with wind up to 60 mph and a threat of up to a foot of rain, causing power outages and highway-blocking mudslides.
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Heat waves, a scarcity of water and mountain forests dying because of heat are parts of a picture of California at the end of the century being painted by a team of 19 scientists in a new paper published by the National Academy of Sciences.
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Weather forecasts raise hopes of some respite from the fires raging across southern California in recent days.
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Utilities urged customers to ease up on electricity use and officials opened cool shelters as California continued to swelter under a heat wave Friday.