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Southern California Storm Watch: More Snow, Rain Hamper the Big Return Home from Thanksgiving

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Getting back home after the Thanksgiving holiday weekend will be trouble no matter where in the country you’re coming in from.

Snow across the US is the big reason. By mid-morning, 1,300 flights into or out of the US have been delayed, with almost 700 canceled, according to FlightAware.com.

In Southern California, some areas are bracing for more snow or heavy rains.

One to three inches of snow are anticipated for Los Angeles County mountains, with as much as five inches possible for the Ventura County mountains. Big Bear Mountain in San Bernardino had four feet of snow as of Friday, with Highway 18 temporarily shut down until Saturday morning.

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Thanksgiving Storm Blankets Southern California Mountains with Snow, Delays Holiday Travel

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A Thanksgiving Day storm brought a near definite end to the fire season in Southern California, as well as disruptive snow to people driving through the region’s mountains.

“Thanksgiving started on a stormy note for many across Southern California as heavy rain and thunderstorms moved across the region. Many areas across the LA Basin picked up a quick 0.50 to 0.75 of an inch of rain this morning,” AccuWeather Senior Meteorologist Alyson Hoegg. “Due to the heavy rainfall across Southern California, flooding was reported in several areas around the Los Angeles Basin.”

The storm moved south from Northern California into Southern California, dousing the state in the early hours of Thursday morning. The National Weather Service issued a significant weather advisory for the coastal Los Angeles County, and a flood advisory for the county soon followed. Surrounding counties have been set on flood watch into Thursday evening.

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Thanksgiving Travel Update: Winter Storms Forecast for California, Northeast, Midwest, Central Rockies, Great Lakes Area to Cause Severe Disruptions

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inter storms with heavy snow, wind and rain are forecast for several parts of the country, including California, the Northeast, the Midwest, Central Rockies and the Great Lakes area through Wednesday (the peak period for Thanksgiving holiday travel) and the rest of the week, the National Weather Service warns.

“A significant winter storm will take shape over the Rockies and produce heavy snow and dangerous travel conditions through Monday. Heavy snow will expand into the northern Plains and upper Midwest Tuesday into Wednesday,” the NWS said on its official Twitter account.

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After Power Is Restored to Large Swath of California, PG&E Claims Shut-Off Prevented Wildfires

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The utility behind last week’s intentional power shut-off across Northern and Central California has restored electricity to all of its customers as shifts in weather have lessened the likelihood its equipment will spark wildfires.

Pacific Gas & Electric, the state’s largest utility, shut down power in stages last week to nearly 1 million customers in a ring around the Bay Area, from wine country to near the Oregon border, and as far east as several Sierra Nevada counties.

It was the largest planned power outage of its kind in state history. It will not be the last.

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Los Angeles Could See Power Outages as Santa Ana Winds Hit Southern California

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While millions in Northern California suffered through a massive power outage that began early Wednesday, residents in Southern California wondered whether they could see the same blackouts as officials deal with strong winds that could spark fires.

Southern California Edison said that, given the strong Santa Ana winds forecast for the area, power could be cut off to more than 173,000 customers in parts of eight Southland counties.

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Live Updates: Bay Area Power Shut-Offs Sweep Through Sonoma, Napa, Solano, Marin Counties

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Latest developments on the PG&E shut-off, up to 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. Click here for the latest news story:

7:30 a.m. Weather service issues ‘extreme’ fire outlook: Parts of Northern California are under an extreme fire outlook through Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. More than 6,000 acres and 280,000 people are included in the area. Vacaville, Clearlake and Red Bluff are the largest cities in the risk area.

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Global Lactose Market Size – Expected to Boost the Global Industry Growth in the Near Future

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With reference to the latest market forecast report published by Transparency Market Research, on the title ‘Lactose Market: Global Industry Analysis and Opportunity Assessment 2019-2029’, revenue generated from the global lactose market has been estimated to be valued around US$ 1,750.7 Mn in 2019, which is projected to increase at a CAGR of 4.4% to US$ 2,697.3 Mn in 2029, during the forecast period (2019-2029).

Target Segments for Lactose

The global lactose market is segmented on the basis of end use, form and region. On the basis of end use, the lactose market is segmented into food and beverage, pharmaceuticals, animal feed and cosmetic and personal care. The pharmaceuticals segment is anticipated to account for a value share of 45.5% in the year 2019 owing to functional and physiological characteristics. The food and beverage segment is further sub segmented into bakery, confectionary and functional food. The bakery segment is anticipated to account for a value share of 43.7% in the year 2019. On the basis of form, the lactose market is divided into powder, and granule. The powder segment is anticipated to account for more than 90% value share of the global lactose market

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For California’s Redwoods, Climate Change Isn’t All Bad

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With record-breaking summer temperatures in Alaska, melting sea ice in Greenlandand animal species going extinct, the effects of a changing climate are grim. But for one of the oldest and largest living things on Earth, a warmer world isn’t completely terrible, at least for the time being. California’s coast redwood trees are now growing faster than they ever have, according to an ongoing study from Redwoods Climate Change Initiative, producing a tremendous amount of wood in the process.

Sam Hodder, president and CEO of the Save the Redwoods League, a San Francisco nonprofit that sponsored the study with Humboldt State University, says it was a surprising finding for the magnificent trees, which can reach as high as 380 feet (the height of a 35-story building) and live for 2,000 years.

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