Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are predicted to grow at a record pace this year, projected to blow past a symbolic benchmark of 400 parts per million and creating conditions irreversible for any time scale relevant to modern society, according to a new study. The report was published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change […]
An ongoing effort to preserve the quality of life around California’s largest lake is taking on a renewed emphasis. A series of public hearings and workshops will continue through the summer under the auspices of the Salton Sea Task Force which was created last year. The immediate emphasis is on dust control. The task force […]
If trees could talk about the weather, Dave Meko would be out of a job. Meko, a professor from the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, has made a career out of interpreting stories about rainfall, stream flows, climate patterns and most importantly, droughts silently hidden within California’s ancient pine trees.
Haven’t these chilly mornings and evenings felt nice? Don’t take the drizzle and gray for granted. That marine layer is expected to dissipate this weekend as a serious heat wave threatening to break high-temperature records lands in Los Angeles. “There is a very real chance that this heat wave will be one for the record books,” […]
El Niño helps drive steep increase in CO2
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Joshua Emerson SmithLevels of atmospheric carbon dioxide are predicted to grow at a record pace this year, projected to blow past a symbolic benchmark of 400 parts per million and creating conditions irreversible for any time scale relevant to modern society, according to a new study. The report was published Monday in the journal Nature Climate Change […]
Salton Sea May Get New Lease on Life
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Inland News Today (Riverside)An ongoing effort to preserve the quality of life around California’s largest lake is taking on a renewed emphasis. A series of public hearings and workshops will continue through the summer under the auspices of the Salton Sea Task Force which was created last year. The immediate emphasis is on dust control. The task force […]
How Long Can Droughts Last? Los Angeles County’s Trees May Have the Answer
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /San Gabriel Valley Tribuneby Steve ScauzilloIf trees could talk about the weather, Dave Meko would be out of a job. Meko, a professor from the University of Arizona Laboratory of Tree Ring Research, has made a career out of interpreting stories about rainfall, stream flows, climate patterns and most importantly, droughts silently hidden within California’s ancient pine trees.
Heat Wave — ‘One for the Record Books’ — to Slam LA
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Curbed LAby Jenna ChandlerHaven’t these chilly mornings and evenings felt nice? Don’t take the drizzle and gray for granted. That marine layer is expected to dissipate this weekend as a serious heat wave threatening to break high-temperature records lands in Los Angeles. “There is a very real chance that this heat wave will be one for the record books,” […]