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UC scientists develop tool to predict future earthquake sites
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (361+ words) UC Riverside scientists can’t tell us when a major earthquake will hit. But they’ve developed a new technique to predict where. In a paper published this summer in Geophysical Research Letters, UCR geophysicists Gareth Funning and Axel Periollat described how…...
Southern California Heat Wave Finally Breaking - Here's When
2+ hour, 59+ min ago (138+ words) Southern California is experiencing a much-needed break from the intense heat that has gripped the region. The relief comes as temperatures begin to drop and weather patterns shift in favor of cooler conditions. Residents can expect more comfortable conditions in…...
San Diego Schools Face Broken AC Amid Heat Wave
3+ hour, 28+ min ago (107+ words) Yet installing hardware hasn't guaranteed it stays running. During a single 30-day stretch of a 2024 heat wave, San Diego Unified logged more than 1,100 heating and cooling repair work orders despite having AC units on every campus, according to Axios. It's…...
Dike collapse worsens Liwliwa coastal crisis
4+ hour, 56+ min ago (1062+ words) A TWO-STORY, six-room resort in Sitio Liwliwa, Barangay Sto. Niño, San Felipe, Zambales, leans precariously after strong waves eroded the shoreline and stripped away sand beneath its foundation. Armor rocks have been placed along the coast to protect the remaining…...
Williamsburg Salsa Class Raises Money For Colombian Earthquake Survivors
3+ day, 21+ hour ago (388+ words) When a magnitude 7.4 earthquake hit western Colombia in early August, Colombian American Yailenne Escobar knew she had to do something about it. So she brought Colombia to Williamsburg through salsa. According to the United Nations, over 400 people are missing, 300 people…...
Elegant terns are suddenly all over San Francisco shores
14+ hour, 18+ min ago (310+ words) Elegant terns arrive in big numbers at Crissy Marsh in San Francisco. Royal. Sandwich. Caspian. Elegant. These are the colorful names for different species of terns, some of San Francisco Bay’s most graceful seabirds. A wave of elegant terns — identifiable…...
Amid sweltering heat, humidity, Los Angeles faces power outages
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (422+ words) Thousands of people in Los Angeles were without power Friday morning amid a recent stretch of brutal heat and humidity blanketing the region. Approximately 5,000 customers were without power Friday, according to Pamela Workman, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Department…...
UPDATE: Heat advisory active for San Diego County Coastal Areas until Friday evening
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (117+ words) At 12:50 p.m. on Friday, the NWS San Diego CA issued an updated heat advisory in effect until 8 p.m. for San Diego County Coastal Areas. The NWS informs, "High temperatures in the mid 80s to lower 90s near higher coastal terrain expected." "Hot temperatures may…...
Southern California Heat Wave Breaks - Relief Coming Soon
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (158+ words) Southern California is finally catching a break from the relentless heat as temperatures are expected to drop significantly in the coming days. The region has been battling intense heat conditions, and this cooling trend marks a welcome shift in the…...
Giant reed invasion in California is turning an old erosion-control plant into a major wildfire and water threat- Moneycontrol.com
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (679+ words) A plant introduced to California nearly 200 years ago to help control erosion has become a growing environmental problem, crowding out native vegetation, increasing wildfire fuel and consuming large amounts of water. Known as giant reed or arundo, Arundo donax was…...