Towering high tides hitting the Southern California coast were met with record-high temperatures Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The astronomical tides, known as king tides, occur when the moon is closest to Earth and are often the highest tides of the year, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in […]
Salk’s Harnessing Plants Initiative will receive $30 million from the Bezos Earth Fund to advance efforts to increase the ability of crop plants, such as corn and soybeans, to capture and store atmospheric carbon via their roots in the soil. This work will explore carbon-sequestration mechanisms in six of the world’s most prevalent crop species with the goal of increasing […]
As part of its campaign to promote the quality of local water supplies, the San County Diego Water Authority and its 24 member agencies have partnered with Encinitas resident and Grammy-award winning musician Jon Foreman of Switchfoot to create a series of videos highlighting how tap water across the region meets or exceeds stringent state and federal standards. […]
Dry Heat, Wet Feet: Record Temperatures and King Tides Collide in Southern California
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Los Angeles Timesby Hayley SmithTowering high tides hitting the Southern California coast were met with record-high temperatures Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The astronomical tides, known as king tides, occur when the moon is closest to Earth and are often the highest tides of the year, said Mike Wofford, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in […]
Bezos Earth Fund Gives Salk $30 Million for Climate Change Mitigation Project
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Times of San DiegoSalk’s Harnessing Plants Initiative will receive $30 million from the Bezos Earth Fund to advance efforts to increase the ability of crop plants, such as corn and soybeans, to capture and store atmospheric carbon via their roots in the soil. This work will explore carbon-sequestration mechanisms in six of the world’s most prevalent crop species with the goal of increasing […]
Outsiders Are Wary of San Diego’s Multibillion-Dollar Pipeline Plan
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Voice of San Diegoby MacKenzie Elmer Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityOpposition is building against San Diego’s dream of erecting a $5 billion pipeline to the Colorado River in the name of resource independence.
Region’s Water Quality Celebrated by Switchfoot Musician Jon Foreman
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Water News Network by Ed Joyce Mentioned: San Diego County Water AuthorityAs part of its campaign to promote the quality of local water supplies, the San County Diego Water Authority and its 24 member agencies have partnered with Encinitas resident and Grammy-award winning musician Jon Foreman of Switchfoot to create a series of videos highlighting how tap water across the region meets or exceeds stringent state and federal standards. […]