What was once a statewide drought this week became a Southern California drought. A week of powerful storms has significantly eased the state’s water shortage, pulling nearly all of Northern California out of drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The report underscores what experts have been saying for several months. As a series […]
How much has the California snowpack grown this month? On Jan. 3, the statewide “snow water equivalent,” a measure of the water content of the snow provided the California Cooperative Snow Surveys, stood at 70 percent of normal. By Wednesday morning, the number had more than doubled, to 158 percent of normal. The number could […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis Sahagun, Matt Stevens and Paige St. John
Leaning against a wooden rail, environmental activist Geoffrey McQuilkin took stock of a parched geological wonderland that had been altered by a weekend deluge. The air was still thick with moisture, and this lake’s tributaries were cascading down from surrounding mountains, swollen by cargoes of fresh snowmelt and rain. Frothy whitecaps and wavelets lapped over grass […]
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, […]
Call It The Southern California Drought. Rain And Snow End Northern California Water Woes
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Joseph Serna, Matt StevensWhat was once a statewide drought this week became a Southern California drought. A week of powerful storms has significantly eased the state’s water shortage, pulling nearly all of Northern California out of drought conditions, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor. The report underscores what experts have been saying for several months. As a series […]
California Snowpack Makes A Huge Recovery
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Rob KrierHow much has the California snowpack grown this month? On Jan. 3, the statewide “snow water equivalent,” a measure of the water content of the snow provided the California Cooperative Snow Surveys, stood at 70 percent of normal. By Wednesday morning, the number had more than doubled, to 158 percent of normal. The number could […]
Weeks Of Rain Are Rapidly Reviving California’s Drought-Ravaged Lakes
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Louis Sahagun, Matt Stevens and Paige St. JohnLeaning against a wooden rail, environmental activist Geoffrey McQuilkin took stock of a parched geological wonderland that had been altered by a weekend deluge. The air was still thick with moisture, and this lake’s tributaries were cascading down from surrounding mountains, swollen by cargoes of fresh snowmelt and rain. Frothy whitecaps and wavelets lapped over grass […]
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, […]