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2 months agoWet Slab Weekend Ahead: Persistent Warm Temperatures Threaten to Wake Up Persistent Weak Layers - SnowBrains
"Don't entirely trust any of these slopes until temperatures dramatically cool down. Each day, the sun climbs higher in the sky, and the oppressive heatwave sends meltwater deeper into colder snowpacks."
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoHundreds of Edison customers, courthouse lose power during scorching SoCal heat wave
A power outage affecting 447 Southern California Edison customers near LAX knocked out the Los Angeles County Airport Courthouse, forcing urgent cases to relocate to other courthouses until power restoration by 6 p.m.
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fromLos Angeles Times
2 months agoCalifornia's snowpack was already meager. Now comes an extraordinary heat wave
California's Sierra Nevada snowpack is at 48% of average due to an extremely warm winter, with rapid melting accelerated by an incoming heat wave threatening the state's water supply.
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2 months agoThe Western U.S. Could See A Rare Wet Slab Avalanche Cycle Next Weekend - SnowBrains
A historic heat wave with temperatures 20-30 degrees above average could trigger rare wet slab avalanches in Colorado and Utah by introducing liquid water to weak layers in the snowpack.
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2 months agoWeather whiplash to sweep U.S. with simultaneous blizzard, polar vortex, and heat dome
Extreme weather is affecting nearly all U.S. regions simultaneously, including record heat in the Southwest, snow in the Great Lakes, Arctic cold in the Midwest and East, and heavy rain in Hawaii.
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East Bay (California)
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 months ago85 degrees in March? East Bay braces for unusually early heat wave
Unusually warm temperatures reaching mid-80s to low 90s are expected across the Bay Area this week, with Tuesday forecasted as the warmest day before gradual cooling begins Wednesday.
fromLos Angeles Times
8 months agoThunderstorms, heat, fire weather and winds threaten SoCal as weather gets wild
Tuesday is expected to be the hottest day of the week, with warmer valley areas in L.A. County expected to reach the triple digits and temperatures in inland coastal areas ranging from the 80s to lower 90s, according to the National Weather Service. The hot weather will continue on Wednesday and coincide with a risk of thunderstorms that will persist through midday Friday.
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fromLos Angeles Times
8 months agoLabor Day will be sweltering as forecasters warn of dangerous rip currents, fire risk
Dangerous rip currents, as well as elevated surf of up to six feet, could strike beaches in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, with the highest risk on south-facing shores, especially from Point Mugu to Malibu, the National Weather Service said in a beach hazards statement, which remains in effect through Monday evening. Swimmers can be pulled out to sea by the currents, and the Weather Service is advising beachgoers to stay near lifeguard towers or avoid the water altogether.
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