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Scripps Oceanography Pioneer Arrhenius Dead At 96
- Feb. 15
- By Erik Anderson
Gustaf Arrhenius, a Scripps Institution of Oceanography researcher who helped shape the region’s scientific future, died Feb. 3.
Roundtable: Rethinking Transit In San Diego
- Feb. 15
- By Andrew Bowen, Bennett Lacy
SANDAG's new director says the region's transit plan is not meeting climate emission goals, the plan to redevelop Balboa Park's Plaza de Panama is on hold, and a legal fight over asylum policy in San Diego County.
Risk Of Flooding, Mudslides Remains After California Storm
- Feb. 15
- By Associated Press
Authorities warn that mudslides are still possible Friday even after a damaging storm moved through California, trapping people in floodwaters, triggering a debris flow that destroyed homes, and forcing residents to flee communities scorched by wildfires last year.
Scattered Showers Expected Through Weekend Following Powerful Storm
- Feb. 15
- By City News Service
Scattered showers are expected in San Diego County Friday following a powerful storm that brought record-setting rainfall, widespread flooding, mudslides and prompted school closures across the soaked region.
Heavy Rain Brings Road Closures, Flooding To San Diego County
- Feb. 14
- By City News Service
Heavy rainfall and whipping winds from a powerful storm system doused the San Diego today, prompting widespread road flooding and a school closure.
More Stormy Weather Soaks San Diego Area
- Feb. 13
- By City News Service
The latest in a series of storms to soak the San Diego area in recent weeks delivered mild showers Wednesday in advance of heavier downpours expected Thursday.
San Diego Launches 'Sim City' Planning Tool For Clairemont
- Feb. 13
- By Andrew Bowen
City planners are launching a new online engagement tool to gather feedback on how and where to zone for more housing in Clairemont. They hope it will allow more people to participate in the planning process.
San Diego County Biodiversity Threatened By Climate Change
- Feb. 11
- By Brooke Ruth, Jade Hindmon
Michael Wall, vice president of science and conservation at The Nat, will give a Nat Talk on the state of biodiversity in the region Tuesday night.
Famed Ocean Researcher Walter Munk Dies At 101
- Feb. 11
- By KPBS News
Walter Munk, the famed geophysicist who turned a lifetime of questions into a spectacular career at Scripps Institution of Oceanography, died Friday.