Wherever you are in the Valley, you’ve likely been enjoying the reprieve from the heat wave that left us all sweaty and guzzling water earlier this month. Beginning Saturday, unfortunately, most of us are in for another round of triple-digit days, this one even longer. So how can we stay …
Read More »Storms, Hail, And Record-Breaking Cold Temperatures: Stone Fruit Farmers Take The Hit
When Nikiko Masumoto was 9-years-old, she remembers hail pouring down on her family’s organic peach and nectarine farm. It was at the end of June, the peak of harvest. “We lost 95 percent of our crop in a seven minute hail storm,” she said. Now as an adult, Masumoto is …
Read More »Here’s what you need to know about the freezing temperatures this week
Freeze warnings have been issued in Merced County this week, and weather officials are advising people to look out for seniors and their pets. A hard freeze warning is in … Click to Continue »
Read More »As Merced County temperatures continue to heat up, unhealthy air starts to spike
Temperatures in Merced County will be in the upper 90s until hitting low triple-digits in the middle of the week, forecasters report. The warmer weather also has potential to bring … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scorching temperatures on the way to Merced. Here’s what you need to know
Triple-digit highs are expected through much of next week in Merced and the San Joaquin Valley, according to forecasters. Highs are expected to surpass 100 degrees Saturday and remain high … Click to Continue »
Read More »Scorching summer temperatures are on the way. And you better be ready
Bye bye springtime weather and hello triple-digit temperatures. Although the official start of summer isn’t for another week, the heat is headed our way and it’s coming with a vengeance. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Temperatures will rise and then start to cool as weekend approaches, weather officials say
Weather during the beginning of the week is going to heat up but as the weekend nears so will lower temperatures, meteorologist say. Monday through Wednesday people can expect temperatures … Click to Continue »
Read More »Cooling temperatures means healthier air for the Central Valley
The recent cooling in Merced County has helped improve air quality in the region, experts said Tuesday. Pollutants from wildfires near Big Sur have been reduced, leading to better conditions … Click to Continue »
Read More »Lake Tahoe: Warmest water temperatures ever recorded threaten famed clarity, new study shows
Lake Tahoe’s average surface temperature last year was the warmest ever recorded, the latest evidence that climate change is altering California’s iconic Sierra Nevada landmark. … Click to Continue »
Read More »New study: Sierra Nevada forests shifting to higher elevations as temperatures warm
In another sign of the warming climate, key species of trees in California’s Sierra Nevada mountain range – including lodge pole pine, red fir and western white pine – are shifting to higher elevations in search of cooler temperatures, a broad new study by state biologists has found. … Click …
Read More »Toasty temperatures don’t daunt Turlock walkers
Springtime heat spikes Wednesday Staff members at Emanuel hospital walked for National Walking Day … Click to Continue »
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