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California Condors Are Still Dying — Despite a Lead Ammo Ban
New research reveals why the endangered birds remain at risk years after California banned lead ammunition. Exclusive to KQED.
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Heat Wave Could Blast More Bay Area Temperature Records Friday
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Record-Breaking Heat Wave Bakes the Bay Area Through Friday
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‘A Delight-Mare’ — Bay Area Sizzles, March Heat Wave Could Shatter Records
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Hot in the City: Bay Area, Sierra Nevada Brace for Unusual March Heat Wave
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Why Mammals Gave Up on Laying Eggs
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Heat Wave Could Blast More Bay Area Temperature Records Friday
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California Condors Are Still Dying — Despite a Lead Ammo Ban
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Officials Confirm Small Bird Flu ‘Outbreak’ in Elephant Seals at Año Nuevo State Park
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Heat Wave Could Blast More Bay Area Temperature Records Friday

Unseasonably high heat is rewriting Bay Area record books this week, with forecasters warning of more highs before temperatures ease.
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California Condors Are Still Dying — Despite a Lead Ammo Ban

New research reveals why the endangered birds remain at risk years after California banned lead ammunition. Exclusive to KQED.
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Record-Breaking Heat Wave Bakes the Bay Area Through Friday

A rare early-season heat wave is bringing near-summer temperatures, record highs and elevated wildfire risk to much of California.
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‘A Delight-Mare’ — Bay Area Sizzles, March Heat Wave Could Shatter Records

Bay Area cities could see long-standing March temperature records broken, as an early-season heat wave bakes Northern California.
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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

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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