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San Diego is Seeing More Weather That Fuels Wildfires

/in , /by /Axios San Diegoby Kate Murphy and Nadia Lopez

Hot, dry and windy weather that fuels wildfires is becoming more common in San Diego County and much of the western U.S. amid climate change, a new analysis finds. Why it matters: What used to be several months of fire season is stretching in some places into a yearlong phenomenon, straining fire departments and others tasked with controlling or containing blazes. Driving the news: The number of hot, dry and windy — fire weather — days rose by 37 in the Southwest and 21 in the West on average between 1973 and 2024, per an analysis from Climate Central, a climate research group.

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Wildfire Threat Expected to Intensify Across California This Week

/in , /by /Times of San Diegoby Mimi Dwyer

Hot, dry conditions and intense winds across California are threatening to reinvigorate what has already been the worst fire season in state history, officials warned on Tuesday. Gusty winds in California’s north and extreme heat in its south are creating conditions that could fan wildfires that began earlier in the summer as well as spark new ones, leading state and federal authorities to urge residents to prepare.

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Autumn Arrives on North Coast With Hot, Dry Weather in Store, Low Reservoirs

/in , , /by /The Press Democratby Guy Kovner

Sun-baked mud is cracking along the bare margins of Lake Mendocino, the reservoir near Ukiah that helps sustain river flows for imperiled fish and supply water to 600,000 people in Sonoma and Marin counties.

The shoreline is about 100 yards out, leaving the boat ramp near Coyote Valley Dam high and dry. No people were in or on the water Monday, and geese were feasting on whatever the lake bed gave up.

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A Heat Wave Is Coming: What to Expect in San Diego Over Next Few Days

/in , , /by /NBC 7 San Diegoby Monica Garske

A summertime heat wave is on the way for San Diego County and the wave’s peak temps could come close to record highs. NBC 7 meteorologist Sheena Parveen said it’ll be “unseasonably hot” across the county starting Thursday. That heat will peak Friday.

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Supercharged by Climate Change, ‘Megadrought’ Points to Drier Future in the West

/in , /by /AZ Centralby Ian James

Since 2000, the West has been stricken by a dry spell so severe that it ranks among the biggest “megadroughts” of the past 1,200 years. But scientists have found that unlike the decades-long droughts of centuries ago, this one has been supercharged by humanity’s heating of the planet.

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Extremely Hot Temperatures Expected Again in San Diego County Deserts

/in , , /by /KPBS-FM-TVby City News Service

Temperatures will reach well into the triple digits again Thursday in the San Diego County deserts, according to the National Weather Service. Conditions in the rest of the county will also remain warm, but will be slightly cooler than Wednesday.

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50 Years From Now, Many Densely Populated Parts of the World Could be Too Hot for Humans

/in , , /by /Inside Climate Newsby Bob Berwyn

Unless steps are taken to check global warming, up to 3 billion people will find themselves in areas too warm for human comfort, a new study finds.

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First Heat Wave of 2020 Will Arrive in Southern California This Week

/in , , /by /Los Angeles Timesby Paul Duginski

A ridge of high pressure off the coast will spread over California, bringing the first heat wave of 2020, the National Weather Service said. High temperatures of 85 to 95 will be common, with the hottest readings on Friday and Saturday.

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