On a clear afternoon recently, Mayor Eric Garcetti looked down at the Hollywood Reservoir from 1,200 feet in the air. “It’s as low as I can ever remember it being,” Garcetti said of the reservoir from the back seat of a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power helicopter. “You can see the bathtub ring.”
The National Weather Service in Seattle posted a graphic this week that contains a startling fact. Since July 1, Seattle, a city synonymous with rain, has been drier than San Diego, a city synonymous with clear, dry skies. From July 1 to Oct. 9, San Diego recorded 0.65 inches of rain. Seattle, 1,250 miles to […]
The California Coastal Commission is slated to vote Thursday on a crucial permit for a project that would draw ocean water through the sand off the coast of Dana Point, purify it and use it to help bolster water supplies for communities throughout Southern California. A dozen desalination plants are permitted to turn ocean water […]
Internationally, the polar bear may be the climate-change canary in a coal mine. Locally, it could be the avocado. The fruit so identified with San Diego County agriculture has been on the decline for years. Severe weather, water availability and rising water prices — at least in part attributed to climate change — have reduced […]
Los Angeles is Running Out of Water, and Time. Are Leaders Willing to Act?
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithOn a clear afternoon recently, Mayor Eric Garcetti looked down at the Hollywood Reservoir from 1,200 feet in the air. “It’s as low as I can ever remember it being,” Garcetti said of the reservoir from the back seat of a Los Angeles Department of Water and Power helicopter. “You can see the bathtub ring.”
San Diego is Rainier Than Seattle? Can That Be True? Lately, the Answer Has Been Yes
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Gary RobbinsThe National Weather Service in Seattle posted a graphic this week that contains a startling fact. Since July 1, Seattle, a city synonymous with rain, has been drier than San Diego, a city synonymous with clear, dry skies. From July 1 to Oct. 9, San Diego recorded 0.65 inches of rain. Seattle, 1,250 miles to […]
Key Vote for Doheny Desalination Plant Coming Thursday
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The Orange County Register by Brooke StaggsThe California Coastal Commission is slated to vote Thursday on a crucial permit for a project that would draw ocean water through the sand off the coast of Dana Point, purify it and use it to help bolster water supplies for communities throughout Southern California. A dozen desalination plants are permitted to turn ocean water […]
Opinion: Climate Change Forces California to Make Long-Term Adjustments, Immediate Water Cuts
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Gayle Falkenthal /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Michael SmolensInternationally, the polar bear may be the climate-change canary in a coal mine. Locally, it could be the avocado. The fruit so identified with San Diego County agriculture has been on the decline for years. Severe weather, water availability and rising water prices — at least in part attributed to climate change — have reduced […]