San Diego County / Southern California
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The Water News Network is San Diego County’s source for water news and information.
Carlsbad Plans Aggressive Treatment Of Invasive Weed
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Phil DiehlCarlsbad is preparing to launch an “aggressive” effort, including the widespread application of a chemical herbicide, to eradicate the invasive plant Ward’s weed from about 200 acres where it has taken root in several of the city’s habitat preserves. A native of the Mediterranean region, the species’ first North American appearance was in Carlsbad’s Rancho […]
Report: San Diego Has Unique Edge To Tackle Climate Change
/in Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Deborah Sullivan BrennanThe Earth’s coastal and polar areas are on thin ice, a new climate report warns, but San Diego may be in a better place than others to weather those changes if it acts swiftly, several authors said. “The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate,” released last week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, […]
Fire Weather Watch Remains In Place Wednesday To Friday For Most Of Southwestern California
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Desert Sunby Gabrielle PaluchThe National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch for most of extreme southwestern California starting late Wednesday evening and lasting through 8 p.m. Friday evening. This prompted Southern California Edison to expand the area that could have power cut as a fire-safety measure — affecting as many as 106,000 customers. Low humidity of 5% to 10% and strong, […]
California is Feuding With This SoCal City Over ‘Planned Retreat’ From Sea Level Rise
/in Home Headline, Media Coverage, San Diego County /by Mike Lee /Los Angeles Timesby Phil DiehlDel Mar is gearing up for a tussle with the California Coastal Commission over the best way to adapt to rising sea levels, an issue with statewide implications. The city north of San Diego has taken the position that one of the Coastal Commission’s basic strategies, called “managed retreat” or sometimes “planned retreat,” will not […]