Recycled water will be available to San Diego water customers for free beginning Saturday in Scripps Ranch, according to city officials. The city of San Diego’s public utilities department will offer the water from a fill station at 10137 Meanley Drive on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. […]
As wildfire rages in California, flooding affects millions in India and China, and eggs are fried on sidewalks in Iraq, scientists say global climate catastrophe is surpassing predictions. Southern California’s years-long drought has resulted in one of the “most extreme” wildfires the region has ever seen. Record global heat in the first half of 2016 has caught […]
Scientists say a tiny endangered fish found in lagoons and streams along the California coast belongs to two separate species. The tidewater goby, a 2-inch translucent fish, survives in relatively isolated populations from Del Norte County down to San Diego. The fish spend most of their lives in the same puddles, rarely traveling far from where […]
Sweltering temperatures across California prompted calls for residents statewide to reduce their energy use through 9 p.m. Wednesday, officials said. The so-called flex alert initiated by the California Independent System Operator, which manages the state’s electric grid for most of the state, was scheduled to run from 2 to 9 p.m. Utility companies urged their […]
Recycled Water Station Opens in Scripps Ranch
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Rancho Bernardo-4S Ranch PatchRecycled water will be available to San Diego water customers for free beginning Saturday in Scripps Ranch, according to city officials. The city of San Diego’s public utilities department will offer the water from a fill station at 10137 Meanley Drive on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. and on Tuesdays from 9 a.m. […]
Calif Scorching Temps Astound Climate Scientists
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /CityWatch (Los Angeles)by Nika KnightAs wildfire rages in California, flooding affects millions in India and China, and eggs are fried on sidewalks in Iraq, scientists say global climate catastrophe is surpassing predictions. Southern California’s years-long drought has resulted in one of the “most extreme” wildfires the region has ever seen. Record global heat in the first half of 2016 has caught […]
New species of tiny endangered fish found only at Camp Pendleton
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Sean GreeneScientists say a tiny endangered fish found in lagoons and streams along the California coast belongs to two separate species. The tidewater goby, a 2-inch translucent fish, survives in relatively isolated populations from Del Norte County down to San Diego. The fish spend most of their lives in the same puddles, rarely traveling far from where […]
Statewide energy alert issued as California bakes in summer heat
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby Joseph SernaSweltering temperatures across California prompted calls for residents statewide to reduce their energy use through 9 p.m. Wednesday, officials said. The so-called flex alert initiated by the California Independent System Operator, which manages the state’s electric grid for most of the state, was scheduled to run from 2 to 9 p.m. Utility companies urged their […]