Dense fog, rain and wind are expected in San Diego County starting Tuesday night as the second of three bouts of inclement weather this week hits the region. Only a slight chance of showers in the forecast for the beaches, valleys and mountains during the day, but rain will become more likely overnight into Wednesday, […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Paige St. John, Louis Sahagun, Joseph Serna and Corina Knoll
A lull in a series of powerful winter storms gave Northern California a chance Monday to clean up from widespread flooding while also assessing how all that moisture is altering the state’s once-grim drought picture. A few big storms alone won’t end the six-year drought, but there were growing signs that the so-called atmospheric river was making a major dent. Officials […]
Well, we asked for it — sort of. We’ve gone from drought to deluge. It seems we are being tossed around in an atmospheric river in what is considered one of the worst West Coast flooding events in a decade. Yes, we needed the snow pack, full reservoirs, water for rivers, crops and forests. But […]
Over the past couple of days, drought-stricken Los Angeles received about an inch of rain. But because so much of the Los Angeles area is paved, more than 3.8 billion gallons of that fresh rainwater was flushed into the L.A. River and out to the Pacific Ocean, carrying pollution and toxins along the way. As […]
Another Round Of Rain Moving Into San Diego County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBSDense fog, rain and wind are expected in San Diego County starting Tuesday night as the second of three bouts of inclement weather this week hits the region. Only a slight chance of showers in the forecast for the beaches, valleys and mountains during the day, but rain will become more likely overnight into Wednesday, […]
Storms Are Making A Dent In California’s Drought; 7 Feet Of Snow Expected In Some Areas
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Paige St. John, Louis Sahagun, Joseph Serna and Corina KnollA lull in a series of powerful winter storms gave Northern California a chance Monday to clean up from widespread flooding while also assessing how all that moisture is altering the state’s once-grim drought picture. A few big storms alone won’t end the six-year drought, but there were growing signs that the so-called atmospheric river was making a major dent. Officials […]
Scientists Predict ‘Beneficial’ Rain From Atmospheric River
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Sun (San Bernardino)by Michel NolanWell, we asked for it — sort of. We’ve gone from drought to deluge. It seems we are being tossed around in an atmospheric river in what is considered one of the worst West Coast flooding events in a decade. Yes, we needed the snow pack, full reservoirs, water for rivers, crops and forests. But […]
OPINION: When LA Area Gets Rain, We Can’t Afford To Waste It
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Daily Newsby Cindy Montañez and Becky HayatOver the past couple of days, drought-stricken Los Angeles received about an inch of rain. But because so much of the Los Angeles area is paved, more than 3.8 billion gallons of that fresh rainwater was flushed into the L.A. River and out to the Pacific Ocean, carrying pollution and toxins along the way. As […]