Gov. Gavin Newsom has pre-deployed more fighting crews and equipment to the San Diego area and four other counties, in case the current heat wave leads to wildfire in a region that is critically dry. Newsom said a total of 47 fire engines, nine water tenders, nine bulldozers, five helicopters, 10 hand crews, 14 dispatchers […]
The already high risk of wildfires in San Diego County could soon jump with the arrival of La Niña, a natural, periodic form of climate change that can produce periods of unusually dry weather. The National Weather Service has issued a watch that says that La Niña could take hold in October and last into […]
An intense late-summer heat wave will descend on inland San Diego County this week, generating dangerously high temperatures in some locations into the weekend, forecasters advised Tuesday. The expected onset of scorching conditions prompted the National Weather Service to issue an extreme-heat warning for local desert communities, effective from 10 a.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Saturday. Over […]
The mercury will soar into the triple digits across parts of San Diego County later this week, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an Extreme Heat Watch for the region. The Extreme Heat Watch for San Diego County mountains and deserts begins at 10 a.m. Thursday and concludes to 8 p.m. Friday. However, temps are expected […]
Firefighters and Equipment Pre-Deployed in San Diego County, as Heat Wave Boosts Wildfire Threat
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsGov. Gavin Newsom has pre-deployed more fighting crews and equipment to the San Diego area and four other counties, in case the current heat wave leads to wildfire in a region that is critically dry. Newsom said a total of 47 fire engines, nine water tenders, nine bulldozers, five helicopters, 10 hand crews, 14 dispatchers […]
La Niña Could Soon Raise Wildfire Threat in Already Parched San Diego County
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsThe already high risk of wildfires in San Diego County could soon jump with the arrival of La Niña, a natural, periodic form of climate change that can produce periods of unusually dry weather. The National Weather Service has issued a watch that says that La Niña could take hold in October and last into […]
Heat Wave to Descend on San Diego for the Rest of the Week
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Times of San Diegoby City News ServiceAn intense late-summer heat wave will descend on inland San Diego County this week, generating dangerously high temperatures in some locations into the weekend, forecasters advised Tuesday. The expected onset of scorching conditions prompted the National Weather Service to issue an extreme-heat warning for local desert communities, effective from 10 a.m. Wednesday to 8 p.m. Saturday. Over […]
Extreme Heat Watch Issued for San Diego County as Triple-Digit Temps Loom
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Sierra Stewart /Times of San Diegoby Elizabeth IrelandThe mercury will soar into the triple digits across parts of San Diego County later this week, prompting the National Weather Service to issue an Extreme Heat Watch for the region. The Extreme Heat Watch for San Diego County mountains and deserts begins at 10 a.m. Thursday and concludes to 8 p.m. Friday. However, temps are expected […]