Defending San Diego County against rising seas would cost about $1 billion, according to a new study that estimated that the cost of coastal armoring would be at least $22 billion for California, and more than $400 billion for the United States as a whole. And that’s just a “minimum down payment for short-term defense […]
Port of Hueneme is taking action to keep their waters clean. The port, over Memorial Day weekend, installed a revolutionary new device, known as a Seabin, to collect trash in the ocean. The Port of Hueneme announced on its official Twitter page: “The Seabin started operation this weekend at the Port – a “trash skimmer” […]
Several controlled burns will take place Thursday at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to help clear brush in the event of a wildfire. The prescribed fires were expected to happen between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., military officials said. Drivers along Interstate 15 and other roads near the base may see smoke and flames. MCAS […]
Summer heat is coming. Eventually. But for the next few days, cool, cloudy and perhaps drippy weather is in store for much of San Diego County. June gloom will get gloomier. A trough of low pressure moving over the West Coast is expected to beef up the marine layer Thursday through Saturday. The coast should […]
Paying The Toll On Sea Level Rise
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union Tribune by Deborah Sullivan BrennanDefending San Diego County against rising seas would cost about $1 billion, according to a new study that estimated that the cost of coastal armoring would be at least $22 billion for California, and more than $400 billion for the United States as a whole. And that’s just a “minimum down payment for short-term defense […]
Port of Hueneme Installs Seabin To Clean The Ocean Of Unwanted Litter
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Logby Devon Warren-KacheleinPort of Hueneme is taking action to keep their waters clean. The port, over Memorial Day weekend, installed a revolutionary new device, known as a Seabin, to collect trash in the ocean. The Port of Hueneme announced on its official Twitter page: “The Seabin started operation this weekend at the Port – a “trash skimmer” […]
Controlled Burns Scheduled For MCAS Miramar
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /NBC 7 San Diegoby R. StickneySeveral controlled burns will take place Thursday at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar to help clear brush in the event of a wildfire. The prescribed fires were expected to happen between 9:30 a.m. and 4 p.m., military officials said. Drivers along Interstate 15 and other roads near the base may see smoke and flames. MCAS […]
Make Room For More June Gloom
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union Tribune by Robert KrierSummer heat is coming. Eventually. But for the next few days, cool, cloudy and perhaps drippy weather is in store for much of San Diego County. June gloom will get gloomier. A trough of low pressure moving over the West Coast is expected to beef up the marine layer Thursday through Saturday. The coast should […]