San Diego County / Southern California

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Report: San Diego Has Unique Edge To Tackle Climate Change

/in , /by /The San Diego Union-Tribuneby Deborah Sullivan Brennan

The 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, […]

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Fire Weather Watch Remains In Place Wednesday To Friday For Most Of Southwestern California

/in , , /by /Desert Sunby Gabrielle Paluch

The 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, […]

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California is Feuding With This SoCal City Over ‘Planned Retreat’ From Sea Level Rise

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Phil Diehl

Del 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 […]

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County Agriculture Executive Exits

/in , , /by /The Alpine Sunby Joe Naiman

Sept. 27 was the final day of work for San Diego County Farm Bureau executive director Eric Larson, who retired after 22 years in that position and 48 years working in agriculture. A Sept. 24 proclamation of the San Diego Board of Supervisors recognized Larson for his contributions to local agriculture and his copperation with […]

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