Santa Ana winds will return amid dry conditions this week, significantly raising the risk of wildfires in the San Diego County mountains and western valleys, according to the National Weather Service. Moderate strength winds were expected Tuesday in the mountains, forecasters said. Winds out of the east were expected to be around 15 mph, with gusts […]
Matthew Costa stepped gingerly into a little pocket wetland near the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The squishy salt marsh is more than just a patch of habitat in the intertidal zone. “Just watch out,” said Costa, a postdoctoral researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, as he warned a helper. “Watch out for birds.” Endangered ridgeway […]
Changes are coming to the powerful Imperial Irrigation District. The dust is still settling on the 2020 election, with some votes still to be counted, but after one incumbent on the board of directors fell in the primary, a second is losing in the general. The board likely will see two new directors seated, reshaping the […]
Winter is usually the wettest season in Southern California, but due to a strengthening La Niña pattern in the Pacific, this winter is looking warmer and drier than normal. La Niña and El Niño are opposite phases of what’s known as the El Nino-Southern Oscillation cycle. La Niña is the cold phase and develops due […]
Santa Ana Winds Expected in San Diego County Mountains, Valleys this Week
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /KPBS-FM/TVby City News ServiceSanta Ana winds will return amid dry conditions this week, significantly raising the risk of wildfires in the San Diego County mountains and western valleys, according to the National Weather Service. Moderate strength winds were expected Tuesday in the mountains, forecasters said. Winds out of the east were expected to be around 15 mph, with gusts […]
San Diego Coastal Marshes May Become Important Tools to Battle Climate Change
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /KPBS San Diegoby Erik AndersonMatthew Costa stepped gingerly into a little pocket wetland near the Del Mar Fairgrounds. The squishy salt marsh is more than just a patch of habitat in the intertidal zone. “Just watch out,” said Costa, a postdoctoral researcher at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, as he warned a helper. “Watch out for birds.” Endangered ridgeway […]
Unions, Renova Energy, Family Money Try to Influence IID Board Election Via Campaign Cash
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Kimberlyn Velasquez /Palm Spring Desert Sunby Mark OlaldeChanges are coming to the powerful Imperial Irrigation District. The dust is still settling on the 2020 election, with some votes still to be counted, but after one incumbent on the board of directors fell in the primary, a second is losing in the general. The board likely will see two new directors seated, reshaping the […]
What a Strengthening La Niña Tells Us About SoCal’s Winter Weather Outlook
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Chelsea Campos /NBC 4by Belen De LeonWinter is usually the wettest season in Southern California, but due to a strengthening La Niña pattern in the Pacific, this winter is looking warmer and drier than normal. La Niña and El Niño are opposite phases of what’s known as the El Nino-Southern Oscillation cycle. La Niña is the cold phase and develops due […]