Almost 1 million residents from 632 neighborhoods throughout Tijuana and Rosarito will be without water service through the weekend starting Friday. Jesús García Castro, director of the State Commission of Public Services in Tijuana, says crews need to repair a large leak on one of the main lines that delivers water to the entire region.
The devastating wildfires that have ravaged Southern California erupted following a stark shift from wet weather to extremely dry weather — a phenomenon scientists describe as “hydroclimate whiplash.” New research shows these abrupt wet-to-dry and dry-to-wet swings, which can worsen wildfires, flooding and other hazards, are growing more frequent and intense because of human-caused climate change.
There’s a rural area in Arizona with massive groundwater basins underneath the earth. Water should be plentiful there, but wells are running dry. Today on the show, what’s behind the water issues in rural Arizona?
The water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be the most destructive fire in city history, with some hydrants running dry as they were overstressed without assistance from firefighting aircraft for hours early Wednesday.
A remarkably wet kickoff to Northern California’s rainy season has coincided with a desperately dry fall in Southern California — a huge disparity, perhaps unprecedented, between the haves and have-nots of rainfall. Los Angeles usually gets several inches of rain by now, halfway into the rainy season, but it’s only recorded a fifth of an inch […]
Almost 1 Million Tijuana Residents to Go Without Water Beginning Friday
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Chelsea Campos /Fox 5 San Diegoby Salvador RiveraAlmost 1 million residents from 632 neighborhoods throughout Tijuana and Rosarito will be without water service through the weekend starting Friday. Jesús García Castro, director of the State Commission of Public Services in Tijuana, says crews need to repair a large leak on one of the main lines that delivers water to the entire region.
Intensifying Climate ‘Whiplash’ Set the Stage for Devastating California Fires
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Chelsea Campos /Los Angeles Timesby Ian JamesThe devastating wildfires that have ravaged Southern California erupted following a stark shift from wet weather to extremely dry weather — a phenomenon scientists describe as “hydroclimate whiplash.” New research shows these abrupt wet-to-dry and dry-to-wet swings, which can worsen wildfires, flooding and other hazards, are growing more frequent and intense because of human-caused climate change.
The Water Mystery Unfolding in the Western U.S.
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Chelsea Campos /NPRby Zachary Ziegler, Darian Woods, Cooper Katz McKim and Kate ConcannonThere’s a rural area in Arizona with massive groundwater basins underneath the earth. Water should be plentiful there, but wells are running dry. Today on the show, what’s behind the water issues in rural Arizona?
In Los Angeles, water runs short as wildfires burn out of control
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Chelsea Campos /Reutersby Jackie Luna, Kanishka Singh, Jonathan Allen and Hannah LangFire Hydrants Ran Dry in Southern California Just When They Were Needed Most
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Chelsea Campos /AP Newsby Brittany Peterson and Michael PhillisThe water system used to fight the Palisades fire in Los Angeles buckled under the demands of what turned out to be the most destructive fire in city history, with some hydrants running dry as they were overstressed without assistance from firefighting aircraft for hours early Wednesday.
Too Wet and Too Dry: The Crazy North-South Gap in California’s Rain
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage, News /by Jordan Beane /Cal Mattersby Alastair BlandA remarkably wet kickoff to Northern California’s rainy season has coincided with a desperately dry fall in Southern California — a huge disparity, perhaps unprecedented, between the haves and have-nots of rainfall. Los Angeles usually gets several inches of rain by now, halfway into the rainy season, but it’s only recorded a fifth of an inch […]