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Hot in the City: Bay Area, Sierra Nevada Brace for Unusual March Heat Wave
Forecasters said an early heat wave in California could break Bay Area records and threaten the state’s fragile snowpack.
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Why Mammals Gave Up on Laying Eggs
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Will Tahoe Get Any More Real Snow This Year? Here's What Forecasters Say
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Missing the Cal Falcons? It’s Time to Watch the (Very Cute) Stockton Barn Owls
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Where to See Cherry Blossoms in the Bay Area This Spring
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Officials Confirm Small Bird Flu ‘Outbreak’ in Elephant Seals at Año Nuevo State Park
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Hot in the City: Bay Area, Sierra Nevada Brace for Unusual March Heat Wave
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Will Tahoe Get Any More Real Snow This Year? Here's What Forecasters Say
Warm Storm to Blanket California With More Rain This Week
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Officials Confirm Small Bird Flu ‘Outbreak’ in Elephant Seals at Año Nuevo State Park
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‘Delay’ and ‘Deny’: Even Health Insurance Companies Agree Prior Authorization Process Is Broken
California Combats Largest Mushroom Poisoning Outbreak in the Country
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Why Mammals Gave Up on Laying Eggs
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Hot in the City: Bay Area, Sierra Nevada Brace for Unusual March Heat Wave

Forecasters said an early heat wave in California could break Bay Area records and threaten the state’s fragile snowpack.
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Niba looking at eggs under cinder blocks.

Why Mammals Gave Up on Laying Eggs

Eggs helped animals conquer land—but most mammals stopped laying them. Why is that?
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Will Tahoe Get Any More Real Snow This Year? Here's What Forecasters Say

California’s snowpack is just 59% of normal after a record-warm winter — and with little snow ahead, time is running short to hit Sierra Nevada slopes.
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Where to See Cherry Blossoms in the Bay Area This Spring

March and April are prime times for cherry blossom viewing. Here’s where and when to see blossoms around the Bay Area.
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Officials Confirm Small Bird Flu ‘Outbreak’ in Elephant Seals at Año Nuevo State Park

Seven elephant seals at Año Nuevo State Park tested positive for bird flu. About 30 seals have died in what officials call a small, early-stage outbreak. Public tours are canceled.
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How to See Tuesday Morning’s ‘Blood Moon’ in the Bay Area

During a total lunar eclipse, a blood moon is visible in our night sky. Here’s when to see it.
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First Cases of Bird Flu Detected in Elephant Seals at Año Nuevo State Park

The park has closed its elephant seal viewing area after a small number of seals were found sick or dead.
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