A cozy layer of white stuff on the ground in Sherman Oaks (see photo on the next page) had some Angelenos asking if we got a rare dusting of snow right in L.A.'s San Fernando Valley.
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The answer, says the National Weather Service in Oxnard, is no.
What you see on the ground is only a mirage of frozen water, a.k.a. ...
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Early spring!, you exclaimed. Punxsutawney Phil is right, you yelled with joy.
Not so fast.
Winter is returning to Los Angeles with a vengeance. Prepare for rain, snow and, of course, bad drivers:
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The Central Valley is America's salad bowl. But providing the world with all that food -- $37.5 billion worth in 2010, making California the nation's top agricultural state -- takes a lot of water.
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And that has strange consequences, according to a new UC Irvine study.
Turns out that some of that irrigation comes back to L.A. in the form of ...
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We're masters of disaster in California. From the new prospect of a "megaquake" that could rip us a new one from San Diego to San Francisco to our apocalyptic wildfires, we do expensive acts of God (not to mention riots) like no other state.
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But considering the one thing that the rest of the nation gives us credit for -- mellow weather -- it was surprising to learn recently that our biggest disaster yet-to-come might just be a "megastorm:"
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Commuters whose cars piled up in Beverly Glen Canyon today had no idea the dark smear on the road wasn't sprinkler water -- it was black ice, not seen in decades by most Los Angeles urbanites. Residents of the San Fernando Valley were baffled today to see birds pecking at water in birdbaths --Â until the word "frozen" came to mind. 
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Sand and surf town Redondo Beach saw 33 degrees. Woodland Hills, 31. Everybody trying to catch a glimpse of movie stars at the Golden Globes last night froze their fannies off. Could it snow on Hollywood Boulevard next? In a record-low cold snap whipped by Santa Ana winds, the temps hit 34 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, matching a 1990 record.The human toll included a homeless man dead near Skid Row. Flora is getting slammed, with the feared decimation of thousands of bougainvillea and tropical plants. And more to come:
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Anybody look at the calendar lately? Yeah, November.
Someone forgot to tell Mother Nature, because temperatures in the L.A. basin were expected to sneak into the 90s today and could break records, says the National Weather Service.
Look for new, high-temperature records for this date at ...
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Feeling guilty about waking up to another glorious California day while your East Coast friends deal with wind, waves, downed power lines and flooded subways? Beating yourself up because you've got a day of fun planned -- complete with sunshine, the Internet, and dry streets instead of waterways?
Alexander Rea/Flickr Sandy may be moving further inland -- but New York still needs your help.
Don't.
Guilt is pointless. You're here; you're lucky. Accept it, move on, and then do something to help.
Here are a few ways you can lend a hand (and a farthing) to your less fortunate countrymen:
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A crew member whose body was found after the HMS Bounty sunk in hurricane Sandy off the North Carolina coast was a local woman who attended USC and co-owned a defunct Hermosa Beach bar.
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Claudene Christian's body was recovered by the U.S. Coast Guard yesterday afternoon after the vessel, a Hollywood replica of the 18th century tall ship known for its mutinous legend, went down.
According to her Facebook page ...
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Sure, we're safe from harm as the East Coast braces for "Frankenstorm." But that doesn't mean it won't affect Los Angeles, even as we bask in 80-degree temperatures.
@jimwxgator Sandy storm surf in Florida.
LAX, for one, is being turned into a giant parking lot as flights to the Eastern Seaboard were grounded last night.
Here's what LAX tweeted:
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Did we say it was fall?
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Sorry about that premature declaration. Mother Nature is turning up the heat again for Los Angeles, sending temps to the triple-digit zone for the second time since summer ended Sept. 22.
The four-day heatwave that starts today will peak on Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service, which says:
Southern California is giving the Middle East a run for its money this week, in the arena of hottest sociopolitical scandal: In case you missed it, a group of L.A.-area filmmakers and apparent anti-Muslim zealots have singlehandedly thrown international relations into a state of upheaval.
Wikipedia A proud day for the crown jewel of the Mojave Desert.
And now, according to the World Meteorological Association, SoCal's own Death Valley has quite literally beaten out Libya, which formerly held the title for hottest temperature on record, as the new hottest place on Earth:
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Another day, another blazer. 
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The California Independent System Operator (Cal-ISO) took the unusual step of declaring a Flex Alert for statewide energy users tomorrow, even though today was expected to be the hotter day.
Maybe we'll nearly be out of juice by then. According to the grid controller:
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Today is expected to be the hottest day of Southern California's blistering heat wave, which the National Weather Service predicted could bring temps as high as 126 to Death Valley.
Preston Thalindroma / Flickr Simmer down now.
The state's electricity-grid operator, Cal-ISO, issued a "Flex Alert" for all of California through Sunday with the hope that you'll turn the air-con down just a little and avoid a catastrophic or, at least, terribly uncomfortable blackout from energy overuse.
Ignore this at your own risk:
More »The June gloom sticking to our coastline well into August had you down, and you were waiting for summer to finally arrive?
Better late than never:
The National Weather Service this week issued an "excessive heat watch" for the deserts of Southern California and Southern Nevada, which could see temps as high as 126 degrees! It takes effect starting tomorrow:
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Tropical Storm Fabio is headed to Los Angeles, and he's bringing a hot, wet, stormy evening with him. Possibly.
imgur.com He's here.
Readers of the romance novels bearing the bare-chested likeness of Fabio Lanzoni will appreciate the steaminess.
The rest of us will think it sucks.
Here's the forecast:
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As the mercury rises this week and your commute gets a couple shades sweatier, we don't want to hear you whining to the L.A. Daily News that you're "very tired of it being constantly warm."
Jacrews7 via Flickr Tan while you can.
Seriously -- be grateful, people! Because it's looking like you'll have plenty of time for your miserable rainy-day parties this winter:
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Though it may not look like it today (some serious June gloom going on out there), the Los Angeles area is slowly heating up -- and there's nothing we can do to stop it.
Climate change in L.A. gets a spiffy new website.
This, according to a complex new study out of UCLA's Center for Climate Change Solutions. It's being touted today by L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa as an argument for greener city building codes like requiring "cool" roofs and pavements.
Ironically, though, the study finds that resistance is futile:
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So it's been a hot spring and you're ready to burst forth and get your toes wet for summer's traditional opening weekend?
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Well, Mother Nature is playing a cruel joke on you for the Memorial Day holiday.
Not only are we expecting cooler temps, clouds and even drizzle along the coast, but the Pacific Ocean just might want to swallow you whole. So be careful:
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If your face melted off in March, you nearly died during the second weekend of Coachella in April, and now you're wondering if there is hell on earth in May, you're not that crazy. 
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And it's not just an Inland Empire thing either.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said recently that the U.S. of A has recorded its hottest 12 months ... ever:
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See our guide to 2012 Coachella acts here. And, check out our photo primer of Coachella eye candy.
Colin Young-Wolff
Bad news for Coachella hipsters this weekend:
The second of two storms headed for Southern California will bring a chance of rain, windy conditions and low temperatures to the desert valley where Radiohead, The Black Keys and David Guetta are scheduled to perform.
Bring your neon sweaters, because this is what we have in store:
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