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![A second power outage occurred at California State Prison, Solano (SOL) on the evening of July 16, after some power was restored at the facility that afternoon following a previous outage that lasted nearly 60 hours. A second power outage occurred at California State Prison, Solano (SOL) on the evening of July 16, after some power was restored at the facility that afternoon following a previous outage that lasted nearly 60 hours.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/sjm-on-Power-Outage_200153222-2.jpg?w=140)
Inmates left without ice water, proper ventilation during two power outages at Bay Area state prison
A second power outage occurred at California State Prison, Solano (SOL) on the evening of...
![Rescue swimmers from the Santa Cruz Fire Department and Santa Cruz City Lifeguards pulled the victims out of the water, but lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful. Rescue swimmers from the Santa Cruz Fire Department and Santa Cruz City Lifeguards pulled the victims out of the water, but lifesaving efforts were unsuccessful.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/STC-L-JYWAVES-0718-01_200185874-rotated-1.jpg?w=140)
Two people die after getting swept into the water along Santa Cruz coast
Rescue swimmers from the Santa Cruz Fire Department and Santa Cruz City Lifeguards pulled the...
!["It's not going to be as bad as it was earlier this month," NWS meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said. "It's not going to be as bad as it was earlier this month," NWS meteorologist Rachel Kennedy said.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/EBT-L-HEAT-1006-02-1.jpg?w=132)
High-pressure system that baked Bay Area earlier this month back in region
"It's not going to be as bad as it was earlier this month," NWS meteorologist...
![Urban environments trap temperatures, amplifying the effects of heat by more than 8 degrees for 1.7 million people in Chicago. Urban environments trap temperatures, amplifying the effects of heat by more than 8 degrees for 1.7 million people in Chicago.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/ctc-l-heat-ac-bills-17_199992814.jpg?w=132)
Heat waves are hotter and cooling costs are rising in cities, studies show
Urban environments trap temperatures, amplifying the effects of heat by more than 8 degrees for...
![A study has found it much deadlier than thought due to harmful particulates, leaving courts to determine who to blame. A study has found it much deadlier than thought due to harmful particulates, leaving courts to determine who to blame.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/BRN-L-ELIAS-COL-0719-1-1.jpg?w=132)
Elias: California wildfire smoke’s fatal effects raise liability questions
A study has found it much deadlier than thought due to harmful particulates, leaving courts...
![A brutal heat wave boiled much of the Bay Area for the past 10 days. A brutal heat wave boiled much of the Bay Area for the past 10 days.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-HEATCOST-2-1.jpg?w=132)
Bay Area County investigating 19 deaths as possibly heat-related
A brutal heat wave boiled much of the Bay Area for the past 10 days.
![An expert says to the lower chances of bugs getting inside, the number one things you can do is clean your gutters. An expert says to the lower chances of bugs getting inside, the number one things you can do is clean your gutters.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/483193057.jpg?w=132)
Bugs, critters creeping into your homes to get relief from the heat
An expert says to the lower chances of bugs getting inside, the number one things...
![Prison reform and the COVID-19 pandemic have shrunk the pool of inmates eligible to attend the camps for fire training and assignments. Prison reform and the COVID-19 pandemic have shrunk the pool of inmates eligible to attend the camps for fire training and assignments.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/US-NEWS-CALIF-INMATE-FIREFIGHTERS-LA.jpg?w=132)
California’s inmate firefighter crews are dwindling just as the state starts to burn
Prison reform and the COVID-19 pandemic have shrunk the pool of inmates eligible to attend the camps...
![By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN This year has already seen many heat records broken as the world grows hotter with more and more greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere. For many places, the highest temperatures since record-keeping began have come in just the last 10 to 15 years. That’s the clearest possible sign […] By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN This year has already seen many heat records broken as the world grows hotter with more and more greenhouse gases added to the atmosphere. For many places, the highest temperatures since record-keeping began have come in just the last 10 to 15 years. That’s the clearest possible sign […]](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/AP24192687865085.jpg?w=132)
A look at heat records that have been broken around the world
By ISABELLA O’MALLEY and MARY KATHERINE WILDEMAN This year has already seen many heat records...
![A cooler week with average temperatures is on the horizon, according to the National Weather Service. A cooler week with average temperatures is on the horizon, according to the National Weather Service.](https://www.eastbaytimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/SJM-L-SATHEAT-0623-03.jpg?w=132)
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A final encore for the Bay Area heat wave: Temperatures soar again
A cooler week with average temperatures is on the horizon, according to the National Weather...