A fast-growing wildfire has exploded across 1,500 acres in Sonoma County and triggered evacuations for dozens of residents amid dry conditions and possible record-breaking heat Monday. The Sawmill fire, which is 20% contained, started at 10:50 a.m. Sunday off Big Geysers Road and Geysers Resort Road about 10 miles east of the picturesque city of […]
The trees are dying. The forests are not.This distinction is getting lost in all the angst over the tree die-off in the central Sierra, coastal ranges and other forests of California. Players ranging from the Forest Service to CalFire to Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other public officials are ignoring this key fact in their rush to […]
Red flag warnings are in effect through Monday afternoon, as soaring temperatures and the first major Santa Ana winds of the season are expected to sweep through an already parched Southern California. “I’d say the tinder box would be Southern California itself,” said David Sweet, a metereologist with the National Weather Service. “All areas in […]
San Diego’s fountains are flowing again, after the state eased drought restrictions that were in place for more than a year. As of Aug. 1 in the city of San Diego, water restrictions dropped from Level 2 to Level 1, signaling a shift from mandatory to voluntary water restrictions in many cases. The only restriction […]
Fast-Moving Wildfire Scorches 1,500 Acres In ‘Extremely Dry’ Sonoma County
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica RochaA fast-growing wildfire has exploded across 1,500 acres in Sonoma County and triggered evacuations for dozens of residents amid dry conditions and possible record-breaking heat Monday. The Sawmill fire, which is 20% contained, started at 10:50 a.m. Sunday off Big Geysers Road and Geysers Resort Road about 10 miles east of the picturesque city of […]
OPINION: Trees Are Dying In The Sierra But The Forests Aren’t
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Char MillerThe trees are dying. The forests are not.This distinction is getting lost in all the angst over the tree die-off in the central Sierra, coastal ranges and other forests of California. Players ranging from the Forest Service to CalFire to Sen. Dianne Feinstein and other public officials are ignoring this key fact in their rush to […]
Soaring Temps Increase Risk of Wildfires Through Monday: ‘I’d Say the Tinder Box Would be Southern California Itself’
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Christine Mai-DucRed flag warnings are in effect through Monday afternoon, as soaring temperatures and the first major Santa Ana winds of the season are expected to sweep through an already parched Southern California. “I’d say the tinder box would be Southern California itself,” said David Sweet, a metereologist with the National Weather Service. “All areas in […]
Fountains Flowing Again After Drought Restrictions Eased
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Roger ShowleySan Diego’s fountains are flowing again, after the state eased drought restrictions that were in place for more than a year. As of Aug. 1 in the city of San Diego, water restrictions dropped from Level 2 to Level 1, signaling a shift from mandatory to voluntary water restrictions in many cases. The only restriction […]