/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by Frank Shyong, Ruben Vives and Kate Mather
A monster heat wave descended on Southern California on Sunday, bringing triple-digit temperatures across a large swath of the region and fueling dangerous fires in Silver Lake and San Diego County. The Border Fire east of San Diego had burned 1,500 acres, and officials were evacuating the town of Potrero. As of noon, numerous areas had exceeded […]
Southern Californians are being praised for their water conservation during the ongoing drought. As a result, there are sufficient water supplies to get through the next three years. The Metropolitan Water District’s ‘stress test’ means it will not be forced into mandatory conservation.
No place has been hit harder by the California drought than Tulare County in the San Joaquin Valley. By now, most Americans have read or heard stories about residential wells going dry in the county’s rural towns, such as East Porterville, Orosi and Cutler. But it has remained unclear how water shortages are affecting people […]
The lifeblood of greater Los Angeles runs through the Coachella Valley, coursing through a series of tunnels bored into the rugged foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains. The 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct — constructed from 1933 to 1941 by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California — stretches from Parker Dam at the Arizona border […]
Dangerous Fires, Extreme Heat Causes Misery Across Southern California
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Times by Frank Shyong, Ruben Vives and Kate MatherA monster heat wave descended on Southern California on Sunday, bringing triple-digit temperatures across a large swath of the region and fueling dangerous fires in Silver Lake and San Diego County. The Border Fire east of San Diego had burned 1,500 acres, and officials were evacuating the town of Potrero. As of noon, numerous areas had exceeded […]
Southland Survives Water ‘stress test’
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Inland News Today (Riverside)Southern Californians are being praised for their water conservation during the ongoing drought. As a result, there are sufficient water supplies to get through the next three years. The Metropolitan Water District’s ‘stress test’ means it will not be forced into mandatory conservation.
Is Drought Causing a Health Crisis in California?
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water Deeply (New York)by Matt WeiserNo place has been hit harder by the California drought than Tulare County in the San Joaquin Valley. By now, most Americans have read or heard stories about residential wells going dry in the county’s rural towns, such as East Porterville, Orosi and Cutler. But it has remained unclear how water shortages are affecting people […]
Colorado River Aqueduct marks 75 years of water delivery
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Desert Sun (Palm Springs)by Denise GoolsbyThe lifeblood of greater Los Angeles runs through the Coachella Valley, coursing through a series of tunnels bored into the rugged foothills of the San Jacinto Mountains. The 242-mile Colorado River Aqueduct — constructed from 1933 to 1941 by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California — stretches from Parker Dam at the Arizona border […]