Rain Is Welcome in San Diego County, but, Often, the Runoff Is Not
The runoff carries trash and contaminants into our local waterways and ocean, reports NBC 7’s Brooke Martell.
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San Diego Thinks It’s Found a Way to Fix Its Crumbling Infrastructure Faster
San Diego is stepping up its efforts to tackle billions in overdue infrastructure projects by shifting to a model where contractors help design projects, instead of just building ones already designed by city engineers.
Officials expect the new model, which the City Council approved last week, to reduce cost overruns, improve quality, boost transparency and help the city tackle its massive infrastructure backlog more quickly.
UN Agency Says C02 Levels Hit Record High Last Year, Causing More Extreme Weather
Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and “turbo-charging” the Earth’s climate and causing more extreme weather, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday.
The World Meteorological Organization said in its latest bulletin on greenhouse gases, an annual study released ahead of the U.N.’s annual climate conference, that C02 growth rates have now tripled since the 1960s, and reached levels not seen in at least 800,000 years.
San Diego’s First Storm of the Season Brings Flight Delays, Flooding Concerns
San Diego International Airport experienced dozens of flight delays Tuesday as the region’s first major storm of the season brought heavy rain, strong winds and chilly temperatures to Southern California.
The National Weather Service issued an airport weather warning for San Diego International Airport due to high wind gusts, prompting operational changes and passenger concerns.
California’s First Solar-Covered Water Canal Now Generating Power
A climate innovation we first told you about here on ABC7 News is up and running.
It’s California’s first solar-covered water canal. The advantages it offers could fast track the future of solar power.
Metropolitan Board Appoints Shivaji Deshmukh as Agency’s Next General Manager
Southern California water leader Shivaji Deshmukh will be the next general manager of the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, the nation’s largest drinking water provider, following a unanimous vote today by the agency’s board of directors.
Deshmukh will become Metropolitan’s 16th general manager in its nearly 100-year history, replacing retiring general manager Deven Upadhyay.
How California Water Levels Will Change After 3 Feet of Snow
A strong, early-season winter storm will dump as much as 3 feet of snow in the high-elevation parts of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains this week, which could eventually supplement the water levels of many reservoirs in the area.
Newsweek reached out to the California Department of Water Resources (DWR) by email for comment.
California Cracks Down on Water Theft but Spares Data Centers From Disclosing How Much They Use
Gov. Gavin Newsom has vetoed legislation that would have required data centers to report how much water they use.
New data centers have been rapidly proliferating in California and other western states as the rise of artificial intelligence and growing investments in cloud computing drive a construction boom. The centers, full of equipment, generate lots of heat and can use large quantities of water to cool their servers and interiors. Many companies don’t reveal how much they use.
California Storm Brings First ‘Winter-Like’ Widespread Rain, Heavy Sierra Snow of Season
California is experiencing its first widespread soaking of the season, which will also include the heaviest Sierra snowfall so far this fall. This storm system is currently diving southward along the California coast, with rain from the Central Valley into parts of Southern California, and snow falling in the Sierra.
There’s even a severe thunderstorm watch until 6 a.m. PDT for parts of Southern California, including L.A., Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties. According to the National Weather Service, this is the first severe thunderstorm watch issued for the L.A. Basin in over 17 years, since Jan. 27, 2008.
California Opens $116 Million Antioch Brackish Water Desalination Plant
The city of Antioch has opened its new brackish water desalination plant, a $116 million facility designed to improve the reliability of local drinking water supplies by treating water from the San Joaquin River.
The project was celebrated in a ceremony attended by representatives from the State Water Resources Control Board, the Department of Water Resources (DWR), the Contra Costa Water District, the city of Brentwood, and other local and state officials.
