/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica Rocha, Laura Nelson and Howard Blume
Don’t pull out your fall wardrobe just yet. Southern California felt more like summer than autumn Monday, thanks to triple-digit temperatures and powerful Santa Ana winds. The mercury reached a sizzling 104 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, higher than many inland locations that are typically 10 or more degrees warmer during the hotter parts of the year. […]
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 […]
Summer In The Fall: Triple-Digit Temperatures, Santa Ana Winds Keep Southern California Hot
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Veronica Rocha, Laura Nelson and Howard BlumeDon’t pull out your fall wardrobe just yet. Southern California felt more like summer than autumn Monday, thanks to triple-digit temperatures and powerful Santa Ana winds. The mercury reached a sizzling 104 degrees in downtown Los Angeles, higher than many inland locations that are typically 10 or more degrees warmer during the hotter parts of the year. […]
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 […]