Going into the weekend, rain and snow is predicted from San Diego up through Northern California, promising to fluff ski conditions, feed crops and continue filling reservoirs. While California’s historic drought is far from over, El Niño-fueled storms reemerged last weekend after a record hot February. From farmers to water officials to urban dwellers, Californians […]
/in San Diego County/by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Bettina Boxall Mentioned: San Diego County Water Authority
The board of Southern California’s water importer voted Tuesday to buy 20,000 acres of farm islands in the heart of the state’s north-south plumbing system. The land is owned by a private company that for years has tried to develop a water storage project on the property. But the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California […]
A fast-moving storm soaked much of Southern California today, as frequent lightning strikes startled commuters and momentarily cut power at Los Angeles International Airport. The storm, which had rolled south into Baja California by late morning, follows a weekend of rainy weather, traffic accidents and several swift water rescues. Northern California also saw its share […]
A new study by NASA, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and other partners has found that in California’s Sierra Nevada, atmospheric river storms are two-and-a-half times more likely than other types of winter storms to result in destructive “rain-on-snow” events, where rain falls on existing snowpack, causing it to melt. Those events […]
El Niño Likely to Bring Rain This Weekend and Through March
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union Tribuneby By Joshua Emerson SmithGoing into the weekend, rain and snow is predicted from San Diego up through Northern California, promising to fluff ski conditions, feed crops and continue filling reservoirs. While California’s historic drought is far from over, El Niño-fueled storms reemerged last weekend after a record hot February. From farmers to water officials to urban dwellers, Californians […]
MWD Votes to Buy 20,000 Acres of Island Farmland in Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles Timesby By Bettina Boxall Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityThe board of Southern California’s water importer voted Tuesday to buy 20,000 acres of farm islands in the heart of the state’s north-south plumbing system. The land is owned by a private company that for years has tried to develop a water storage project on the property. But the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California […]
Live Updates: Major El Niño Storm Moves Through; Some Areas Soaked
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Los Angeles TimesA fast-moving storm soaked much of Southern California today, as frequent lightning strikes startled commuters and momentarily cut power at Los Angeles International Airport. The storm, which had rolled south into Baja California by late morning, follows a weekend of rainy weather, traffic accidents and several swift water rescues. Northern California also saw its share […]
Study: Atmospheric River Storms Can Reduce Sierra Snow
/in San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Scripps Institution of Oceanography (UC San Diego)A new study by NASA, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, and other partners has found that in California’s Sierra Nevada, atmospheric river storms are two-and-a-half times more likely than other types of winter storms to result in destructive “rain-on-snow” events, where rain falls on existing snowpack, causing it to melt. Those events […]