Weather

San Diego Gas & Electric crew repairing an equipment failure that caused a brief outage in Ramona on Oct. 2, 2026.

Carlos Castillo

KPBS

Living

'You don’t have an option.' How outdoor workers in East County are coping with the heat

Alexander Nguyen

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for portions of the county until Oct. 8.

Corey Cleary-Stoner and Lila Corey Cleary-Stoner join a paddle out in hazmat suits at Glorietta Bay Park in Coronado to launch the second annual San Diego Climate Week on Thursday, Oct. 1, 2026.

Tammy Murga

KPBS

Environment

Surfers in hazmat suits? San Diego Climate Week is back with 200 events

Tammy Murga

High surf crashes over rocks at Robert Frazee State Beach, north of Tamarack near Carlsbad Village Drive, Oct. 1, 2026.

Carolyne Corelis

KPBS

Public Safety

Mayor Gloria declares local emergency ahead of expected heavy El Niño season

City News Service

Environment

Newsom declares state of emergency in preparation for El Niño season

City News Service

Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency Monday in California in preparation for what state officials said could be a historic El Niño season, directing agencies to stage equipment, protect infrastructure and prepare communities for severe winter weather.
Environment

Archaeologists are racing to save precious artifacts in Alaska after last year's storm

Samantha Watson

Last year, remnants of a typhoon damaged homes, infrastructure and an archaeological dig site. Now, archaeologists are trying to get as many objects out as possible before the next storm.
National

People's houses are collapsing into the ocean. FEMA gives them no other option

Rebecca Hersher

Ryan Kellman

Waterfront homes are collapsing along the coast. Homeowners generally have plenty of warning before their house buckles. So why aren't most houses removed, or at least emptied, before they fall?
Military

Navy officials begin to enforce personal A/C ban in barracks

Andrew Dyer

At the peak of the latest heat wave in San Diego Navy officials at Naval Base Point Loma were going room-to-room in sweltering non-airconditioned barracks where sailors had been using portable air conditioners.
Public Safety

Carlsbad declares emergency for bluff stabilization ahead of winter El Niño storms

Alexander Nguyen

The city is worried that big storms and large waves that could come with a strong El Niño would further erode the bluffs.
Environment

High heat, heavy power usage strain electric systems

John Carroll

Thousands have lost power during the heat wave, but SDG&E and the California Independent System Operator say efforts to improve system resilience have paid off.
Living

How to stay cool during a heat wave

Karina Montes Pate

No AC? No problem. Here are a few ways to stay cool during this heat wave.
Environment

Record-hot Labor Day weather not over yet in San Diego County

Tammy Murga

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning through Wednesday night and a heat advisory through Thursday night for the county.
Environment

Will San Diego have a very wet winter? Maybe, maybe not

John Carroll

The National Weather Service will now hold weekly briefings about the strong El Niño in the Pacific Ocean.
Environment

Forecasters eye Marie as hurricane threatens Labor Day holiday weather

City News Service

Forecasters said the chances of the storm directly striking Southern California remain "very low," although rain, high surf and other impacts are increasingly likely over the Labor Day weekend.