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Weather

  • Blogs

    April 9, 2012

    Coachella: Rain, Wind, Cold Temps Possible as Storms Approach SoCal

    See our guide to 2012 Coachella acts here. And, check out our photo primer of Coachella eye candy. Bad news for Coachella hipsters this weekend: The second of two storms headed for Southern California will bring a chance of rain, windy conditions and low temperatures to the desert valley where Ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 15, 2012

    L.A. Marathon Could Get Soaked by Heavy Winter Storm Expected This Weekend

    Updated at the bottom with tips for running in the rain. First posted at 3:37 p.m. Tuesday You thought winter was over early, but March's stormy lion will finally visit us this weekend with a strong storm that might hit during the annual L.A. Marathon Sunday. The National Weather Service today iss ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 14, 2012

    Global Warming in California? Not According to Snowpack Records Analyzed by Controversial Professor John Christy

    If global warming is a serious problem making our summers hotter and our water sources drier, we'd certainly have felt it in California in the last 130 years, right? But a new study that looks at the Sierra Mountains' snowpack and other statewide precipitation in that span concludes that "over time ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 23, 2011

    Jack Frost Nipping at L.A.'s Nose: Freezing Low Temps For Christmas Weekend

    Elvgre​Okay, you freakin' out-of-town whiners complaining about how un-Christmasy this sunny weather has been can stop now. Because Jack Frost will be nipping at your nose. The National Weather Service this afternoon has issued an urgent weather advisory to warn you that there will literally ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 26, 2011

    Santa Ana Winds Usher in L.A. Fire Season

    The winds are upon us.​It may feel cooler and more wintery outside (OK, still in the upper 60s and 70s; sorry Denver), but don't be fooled: What has the potential to be SoCal's worst fire season ever is only just now settling in. We had a few scares back in the beginning of September -- inclu ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2011

    Hotter Than Hades And Getting Worse: Blame Global Warming, a Report Says

    It's getting hot out here.​Your face is melting off, we know. (But look on the bright side -- bikinis will soon be all-weather wear) And while L.A.'s late-summer heat wave, with basin temps into the 90s and valleys seeing 100s, is a temporary thing, thanks to the imminent return of the Pacifi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    Coachella Festival Could See 100 Degree Heat Saturday

    Bill Jensen.Hot, hot, hot.​Last year saw record crowds at the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. This year the three-day party in the desert town of Indio won't see record highs, but it'll be hot. The National Weather Service is predicting that the peak temp on Saturday in the a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2011

    Water Your Lawn, People: SoCal's Main Water Supplier Says Restrictions Are Off, Drought is Over

    Water is plentiful in California again.​Update: Beverly Hills has lifted its fines for excessive water consumption but has decided to keep its mandatory-watering-days schedule, according to the Beverly Hills Courier. Remember those two- and three-times-a-week lawn watering restrictions you ig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 7, 2011

    It's About to Get Crazy Cold in L.A. -- With Snow Again Creeping on the Hollywood Sign

    The TelegraphHere we go again.​Just one week after the sexiest early-spring heat wave ever to hit L.A. (a record 92 degrees in March!), we're now looking at a two-day storm to rival that February 2011 killer. National Weather Service specialist Stuart Seto tells us to expect showers and thund ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Japan: If You Fly From LAX to Tokyo, Will You be Exposed to Radiation in the Jet Stream?

    Japan Airlines​If you fly to Japan, will you be exposed to radiation, possibly in the not-so-friendly skies? It's a possibility. But you won't hear that from U.S. officials. At least not yet. The U.S. State Department issued an alert last weekend telling Americans to avoid travel to the earth ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Snow, Record Cold Possible For L.A. This Weekend: Thank God It's Freezing

    johnwilliamsphdSnow could be en route to L.A.​Update: L.A. County announced mountain road closures, after the jump. East Coasters like to make fun of us for complaining about brisk winter temps in the low 60s this time of year. But we do get real "weather," and this weekend is about to prove ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 25, 2011

    Blame Alaska: Rare California 'Arctic Blast' Comes From the North

    Stop getting your snow all up in our happy place, Palin​We knew California wasn't to blame for this dreadful, borderline-blasphemous cold spell! As usual, we have the northerners to thank for our unhappiness: This crazy-cold polar storm is whistling like an ambush of icicles straight down from ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2010

    #Snowpocalypse Replaced By #SnowLoko As Official Hashtag Of New York Blizzard; Sweet Time-Lapse Video; Rare 'Thundersnow' Sighting

    KOMOnews.comWhadya know -- a Snow Loko!​Hey there, New York. How's the weather? Hehe. Anywho, while we were collectively kicking it by the pool out here in Los Angeles -- half scoping Twitter for real-time updates on your misery and half gazing up at the heavens in partly-cloudy satisfaction, ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 23, 2010

    Let it Snow!

    KOMOnews.comWhadya know -- a Snow Loko!​Hey there, New York. How's the weather? Hehe. Anywho, while we were collectively kicking it by the pool out here in Los Angeles -- half scoping Twitter for real-time updates on your misery and half gazing up at the heavens in partly-cloudy satisfaction, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2010

    El Ninos Getting Stronger, More Frequent, According to JPL In Pasadena

    JPL​Get ready for the storm of the century: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena this week unleashed a study showing that El Ninos, those wet-weather generators for Southern California, are growing stronger and more frequent. There has been some speculation that the warm Pacific water ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 25, 2010

    Flash Flood Warning Issued For Parts Of Antelope Valley, San Gabriel Mountains

    ​Those towering cumulus clouds to the east? They're pregnant with precipitation, and the National Weather Service on Wednesday issued a "flash flood alert." The areas affected are the southeastern Antelope Valley and the San Gabriel Mountains, including the communities of Big Pines, Pearblosso ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2010

    Libraries Can't Be Used As Cooling Centers Sunday -- Budget Cuts Are Closing Them

    ​ So the city sends out a press release today with a heat wave notice, warning residents of temperatures downtown in the mid 90s, up to 106 in the valley and up to 110 in the mountains. (Given that we were told that East Coast snowstorms "proved" global warming is a myth earlier this year by ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2010

    It's Gettin' Hot In Herre, Los Angeles

    jamie h via Flickr​June gloom overstayed its welcome, but it's going out with a bang: A heatwave is expected to hit the Los Angeles basin Wednesday and last until at least the weekend, according to the National Weather Service. "The unusually cool beginning in July will come to an abrupt end l ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Hurricane Surf In SoCal This Weekend?

    ​Stranger things have happened, but the website Surfline has a rarity for June: possible hurricane surf hitting the Southern California coast. Hurricane Celia is rotating 750 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and, although she's getting weaker as water to the north gets cooler, Celia c ... More >>

  • LA Life

    May 20, 2010

    Emily Green: Waterblogged

    ​Stranger things have happened, but the website Surfline has a rarity for June: possible hurricane surf hitting the Southern California coast. Hurricane Celia is rotating 750 miles southwest of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico and, although she's getting weaker as water to the north gets cooler, Celia c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 13, 2010

    April Showers Bring Long Beach A New Record

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/farfromthepicture/​Last week we saw temperatures in the low 80s in the Los Angeles area. On Monday, however, the National Weather Service posted a "record event report," and it wasn't for sunny weather. It was for rainfall, in Long Beach, which posted a benchmark h ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 20, 2010

    Santa Monica Whale Sushi Restaurant Closes

    The Hump and Typhoon restaurants.​The Hump, the Santa Monica restaurant that faces a federal charge for serving endangered whale meat, announced it's closing its doors effective Saturday. "The Hump hopes that by closing its doors, it will help bring awareness to the detrimental effect that il ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2010

    Anti Whale-Sushi Campaign Waged Against Wrong Restaurants

    ​The owners of a chain of Thai restaurants in the Pacific Northwest say they've been wrongly targeted by activists upset over the serving of whale meat: Apparently the eateries are in the cross-hairs of animal lovers because they happen to have the same name as the parent company of the Santa ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    What's in Season at the Farmers Markets: Sweet Cherimoya

    Of the traditional winter fruits of California, the cherimoya is increasingly sharing space in the fruit bowl. While generally considered a native of Central and South America, the cherimoya exemplifies the sometimes spoiled spirit of a native Californian - it likes cool weather, but not too cool. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 20, 2010

    Cal State Long Beach Closed Due To Storms, Flooding

    ​Campus officials closed Cal State Long Beach at 3 p.m. Wednesday as a result of flooding and hazardous road conditions that would greet many of its students. The closure is in effect through Thursday, officials said. "The determination was made because of the impact of flooding on campus and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2010

    Today In WTF: L.A. Tornado Warning Issued (UPDATED

    ​A tornado warning for south central Los Angeles County has been canceled Tuesday afternoon, but another was issued for southeastern Orange County, southwester Riverside County and northwestern San Diego County. This as the second of three successive winter storms hit the Southland Tuesday. T ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 24, 2009

    Paintings Exhibit

    ​A tornado warning for south central Los Angeles County has been canceled Tuesday afternoon, but another was issued for southeastern Orange County, southwester Riverside County and northwestern San Diego County. This as the second of three successive winter storms hit the Southland Tuesday. T ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 28, 2009

    L.A. Blows: Some Lose Power

    Whomever says Los Angeles doesn't have seasons is obtuse. Sure, our complaints about the latest weather bringing "cold" temperatures would make any Midwesterner laugh. But still, Monday's high was 91 degrees. This morning we woke up to temperatures in the 40s and 50s. Add to that wind gusts up to 5 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 13, 2009

    Rain warning: Toxic Santa Monica Bay is a very big toilet today

    Is it soup yet? Definitely. Today, although it looks beautiful and white-capped under the gloomy skies, Santa Monica Bay is teeming with toxins and filth, big-time, because a fairly heavy rain hit the city this morning following months of drought. And that rainfall washed God-knows-what kind of bui ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 27, 2009

    Morris Dam Fire Containment 'Days Away'

    Although 45 percent contained, the Morris Dam fire raging above Azusa is not going quietly. Quoting federal emergency authorities, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune  said that the complete extinguishing of the inferno that has blackened more than 1800 acres is "days away." The blaze erupted in the ... More >>

  • Calendar

    March 26, 2009

    Rap Me Like a Hurricane

    Although 45 percent contained, the Morris Dam fire raging above Azusa is not going quietly. Quoting federal emergency authorities, the San Gabriel Valley Tribune  said that the complete extinguishing of the inferno that has blackened more than 1800 acres is "days away." The blaze erupted in the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 4, 2009

    Next for L.A.'s Hottest Winter: Snow

    "Wintry driving conditions" -- when was the last time you heard that in an L.A. weather forecast? We'll be hearing a lot, nevertheless, over the next few days. The L.A. Daily News reports that "rain, snow, possibly thunderstorms and sharply lower temperatures" are on tap, beginning Thursday morning, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 1, 2008

    Hillary's Emoluments Problem

    One of the many learning perks of the recent election cycle was watching how political arguments would form in the blogosphere, whirl around a bit and then burst into the mainstream media. Like tropical depressions forming off the coast of Africa before they rolled into the Caribbean as hurricanes, ... More >>

  • News

    June 5, 2008

    Sunny and Mild: Getting to Know Our Fair-Weather Friends of Local News

    Or, how Ted Turner saved Dallas Raines from network hell

  • News

    November 1, 2007

    Air Inferiority

    Is “Run!” the new strategy against firestorms on California's urban fringe?

  • News

    November 9, 2006

    The Lost Streams of Los Angeles

    Uncovering our wet and wild past. Is it safe, or even possible, to let the water flow again?

  • News

    April 27, 2006

    Running Hot and Cold: A Dozen Weird Weather Moments

    Uncovering our wet and wild past. Is it safe, or even possible, to let the water flow again?

  • News

    March 16, 2006

    Greed Runs Through It

    One man’s journey to the end of the Colorado River

  • Calendar

    January 5, 2006

    Running Hot and Cold: A Dozen Weird Weather Moments

    One man’s journey to the end of the Colorado River

  • News

    September 8, 2005

    Saved... by Rock & Roll

    One man’s journey to the end of the Colorado River

  • News

    September 1, 2005

    No Second Line for New Orleans

    One man’s journey to the end of the Colorado River

  • News

    October 21, 2004

    The Great Wet Hope

    Will Measure O remake Los Angeles? Only if voters know it exists

  • Columns

    September 9, 2004

    Water Torture

    Flooding and the future of the world

  • Columns

    February 20, 2003

    Cause Célèbre: Green Carpets and Ancient Elves

    Flooding and the future of the world

  • News

    September 20, 2001

    Change in the Weather

    Off the sequence

  • News

    August 16, 2001

    In the Beginning

    An introduction to and brief history of the river

  • News

    August 16, 2001

    Like Water for Concrete

    From flood control to watershed management

  • News

    April 30, 1998

    Strata Blaster

    El Niño proves a paleontological bonanza

  • News

    April 16, 1998

    The Eleventh Plague

    Torrent of shit threatens Lancaster

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