The storms that have been battering California offer a glimpse of the catastrophic floods that scientists warn will come in the future and that the state is unprepared to endure. …
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California’s climate change fix? Imperial Valley solar panels
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe barren dirt is littered with petrified carrots, blackened and barely recognizable after four years baking in the Imperial Valley’s legendary heat. The August sun is starting to set, but …
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At least nine people were rescued Monday in three separate swift-water incidents in San Diego County, which is experiencing tremendous runoff due to back-to-back storms that turned out to be …
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In what has become a grim annual tradition, NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday that 2022 was one of the warmest years in modern recorded history. …
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Two lanes of northbound Interstate 5 near Castaic remain closed indefinitely after landslide
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA saturated hillside that collapsed this week seriously damaged a portion of northbound Interstate 5 near Castaic, leaving the roadway’s two right lanes closed indefinitely, according to state transportation officials. …
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Exxon Mobil publicly denied global warming but quietly predicted it
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesIn perhaps the most unexpected twist in the field of climate science, new research suggests Exxon Mobil Corp. had keener insight into the impending dangers of global warming than even …
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MONTECITO — In the town of Montecito, where the median home costs $5 million, Bentley drivers leave their car windows open as they hop out to grab something from the market …
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Storm less likely to strand Monterey Peninsula, forecasters say
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesThe latest atmospheric river storm began moving into an already saturated Northern California early Friday, raising flooding concerns across the San Francisco Bay Area, especially along Monterey County’s Salinas River. …
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The Times podcast: Colorado River in Crisis, Part 2: The Source
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesA jagged pattern on the surface of the snow indicates the course of a mountain stream that empties into Lake Granby, a vast reservoir at the headwaters of the Colorado …
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Storm outages bring California misery, expose power grid weaknesses
by Curtis Jonesby Curtis JonesDavid Higares was on his fourth day without power in his Morada home in San Joaquin County when he woke up to indoor temperatures barely above 50 degrees. His lights …