The rumbling started Monday morning deep under the Salton Sea. A rapid succession of small earthquakes — three measuring above magnitude 4.0 — began rupturing near Bombay Beach, continuing for more than 24 hours. Before the swarm started to fade, more than 200 earthquakes had been recorded. The temblors were not felt over a very […]
California is also suffering a ‘snow drought’. The State Department of Water Resources says that while 60 percent of the state is in a severe or extreme drought, the water content of the Sierra snowpack also comes up short. Record warm temperatures have created an early and below-average runoff from melting snow that was in […]
There were high hopes going into water year 2016. To hear some forecasters and scientists tell it, El Niño was coming to save California. With a little luck and a lot of rain, the drought might finally recede in its fifth year — or at least loosen its grip on the state.The weather phenomenon did […]
Escondido’s latest plan to build a recycled water treatment plant in the center of the city is drawing protests from residents in a nearby retirement home and other neighbors. The new site, at the southwest corner of Washington Avenue and Ash Street, is surrounded by mostly commercial properties, but is right next door to a […]
Risk Of Big Earthquake on San Andreas Fault Rises After Quake Swarm at Salton Sea
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Rong-Gong Lin IIThe rumbling started Monday morning deep under the Salton Sea. A rapid succession of small earthquakes — three measuring above magnitude 4.0 — began rupturing near Bombay Beach, continuing for more than 24 hours. Before the swarm started to fade, more than 200 earthquakes had been recorded. The temblors were not felt over a very […]
Water Year forecast highly uncertain
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Inland Empire NewsCalifornia is also suffering a ‘snow drought’. The State Department of Water Resources says that while 60 percent of the state is in a severe or extreme drought, the water content of the Sierra snowpack also comes up short. Record warm temperatures have created an early and below-average runoff from melting snow that was in […]
One Word to Describe The Last Water Year? Dry
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Matt StevensThere were high hopes going into water year 2016. To hear some forecasters and scientists tell it, El Niño was coming to save California. With a little luck and a lot of rain, the drought might finally recede in its fifth year — or at least loosen its grip on the state.The weather phenomenon did […]
New Water Plant Site Upsets Senior Neighbors
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby J. Harry JonesEscondido’s latest plan to build a recycled water treatment plant in the center of the city is drawing protests from residents in a nearby retirement home and other neighbors. The new site, at the southwest corner of Washington Avenue and Ash Street, is surrounded by mostly commercial properties, but is right next door to a […]