Everyone knows the Los Angeles river. Even if it’s not part of your neighborhood, the concrete-lined channel is familiar worldwide, because nothing else in the movies or television better depicts “urban wasteland” than this drain. But soon this stark, 51-mile (82-km) waterway may symbolize something else: tough choices amid water scarcity. California’s historic five-year drought has prompted […]
A heat wave that began on Tuesday will intensify today and last through Thanksgiving with temperatures rising into the 80s at the coast and into the 90s across inland valleys and foothills. The National Weather Service says the hot weather will peak today with temperatures reaching 88 in San Diego — about 20 degrees above […]
A coalition of non-profits is asking a superior court to reverse a state agency’s decision to greenlight a long-proposed, controversial desalination plant in Huntington Beach. In a lawsuit filed in Sacramento Friday, Nov. 17, the three coastal advocacy groups allege an inadequate environmental review was conducted on the impacts of building a desalination plant and […]
Angelenos can expect a hot Thanksgiving this year, with record-breaking temperatures forecast across the region. The mercury is expected to steadily rise throughout the week, with Wednesday and Thursday forecasted to be the hottest days. Forecasters predict a high of 89 degrees in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, which would tie a record set in […]
L.A. River: Conflict Ahead as Water Capture, Restoration Plans Converge
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)Everyone knows the Los Angeles river. Even if it’s not part of your neighborhood, the concrete-lined channel is familiar worldwide, because nothing else in the movies or television better depicts “urban wasteland” than this drain. But soon this stark, 51-mile (82-km) waterway may symbolize something else: tough choices amid water scarcity. California’s historic five-year drought has prompted […]
Brief Heat Wave To Last Through Thanksgiving
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-TribuneA heat wave that began on Tuesday will intensify today and last through Thanksgiving with temperatures rising into the 80s at the coast and into the 90s across inland valleys and foothills. The National Weather Service says the hot weather will peak today with temperatures reaching 88 in San Diego — about 20 degrees above […]
Huntington Beach Desalination Plant Challenged in Court
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County RegisterA coalition of non-profits is asking a superior court to reverse a state agency’s decision to greenlight a long-proposed, controversial desalination plant in Huntington Beach. In a lawsuit filed in Sacramento Friday, Nov. 17, the three coastal advocacy groups allege an inadequate environmental review was conducted on the impacts of building a desalination plant and […]
Thanksgiving Is Going To Be A Real Scorcher, Forecasters Say
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Alene TchekmedyianAngelenos can expect a hot Thanksgiving this year, with record-breaking temperatures forecast across the region. The mercury is expected to steadily rise throughout the week, with Wednesday and Thursday forecasted to be the hottest days. Forecasters predict a high of 89 degrees in downtown Los Angeles on Wednesday, which would tie a record set in […]