By Gig Conaughton, County of San Diego Communications Office
September 7, 2022 (San Diego) - Weather forecasters say a hurricane off the coast of Mexico could indirectly bring high winds with potentially heavy rain to the county this weekend, and County of San Diego and CAL FIRE are offering free sandbags to residents who live in the unincorporated areas.
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September 29, 2018 (San Diego) – Remnants of Hurricane Rosa in the Pacific will bring rain to our region late Sunday, particularly in the mountain and desert areas. A beach hazard warning is in effect Saturday evening through Monday night due to rip tides and waves up to seven feet. A flash flood warning Monday morning through Tuesday night is in effect for many desert areas in California including Ocotillo and other Imperial County areas as well as Arizona deserts.
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August 23, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County) – ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
U.S.
Hurricane threat for GOP convention in Tampa? (CBS)
Bill calls for more distributed generation to guard against infrastructure failures in grid emergencies (Power Magazine)
Renewable energy projects on public lands: Obama not living up to his promises (Native News)
Indian leaders share concerns about sacred sites (Missoulan)
CDC calls for Hepatitis C testing for all boomers (NPR)
WORLD
Ecuador grants asylum to Assange, angering Britain (Reuters)
Iran: Israel’s existence “insult to all humanity” (AP)
Arab spring runs amok: Muslim brotherhood starts crucifixions in Egypt (WND)
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July 5, 2012 -- (San Diego’s East County) – ECM World Watch helps you be an informed citizen about important issues globally and nationally. As part of our commitment to reflecting all voices and views, we include links to a wide variety of news sources representing a broad spectrum of political, religious, and social views. Top world and U.S. headlines include:
WORLD
Al Jazeera: tests suggest Arafat died of radioactive polonium poisoning (USA Today)
Mexico’s president-elect may double security spending – aide (Reuters)
Iran long range missiles attack ‘mock’enemy bases (ABC news)
Report describes brutal torture centers in Syria (CNN)
U.S.
Obama, Romney campaign to square off over energy (The Hill)
Congress passes student loan bill (Huffington Post)
The bomb buried in Obamacare explodes today – Hallelujah! (Forbes)
More state leaders considering opting out of Medicare expansion (Washington Post)
Romney campaign enters ‘message mayhem’ on insurance mandate (USA Today)
The Nation: Guns blamed for started wildfires in parched west (North County Times)
This summer is ‘what global warming looks like’ (AP/Associated Press)
Deadly land hurricane strikes Midwest, Atlantic states (Accuweather)
A health care Judas recounts his conversion (CNN)
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February 2, 2012 (La Mesa) --Are you prepared for disaster? Equipped for survival? Know what to do, what to have ready to use in the event of a flood, tornado, hurricane, earthquake or volcanic eruption? In the face of nuclear, biological and chemical hazards? An epidemic? Problems caused by our crumbling infrastructure? Terrorism?
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