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LA Times: The surprising reason California survived record summer heat without blackouts

"...In fact, the state has not issued a Flex Alert since 2022, and it has not implemented rotating outages since 2020.

Over the last few years, California has quietly but dramatically increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage.

These batteries hold onto solar energy captured during the day, so it can be sent to the grid as demand peaks in the evening and morning, when most people are at home running air conditioners and other appliances. ..."

(paywall, but gist of it is in the paragraph above).
latimes.com/california/story/2…

#powergrid #climateemergency #heatwaves #CAwx

The surprising reason California survived record summer heat without blackouts

California has quietly, but dramatically, increased the resiliency of its electrical grid through a significant expansion in battery energy storage.
Clara Harter (Los Angeles Times)
#climateemergency #cawx #powergrid #HeatWaves

#RyanHall #CAwx #ClimateChange #ElNino

From Ryan Hall Y’all on FB: The ocean off Baja has never been this warm.

85 degrees on Monday, in water that should be 70 this time of year.

45 years of satellite records. The old record was 81.

That water is why Los Angeles felt like 108 on Wednesday. Warm ocean, more humidity, and Marie pulled it all north.

It was still 84 on Wednesday, the latest reading.

We are watching it.

The ocean off Baja has never been this warm. 85 degrees on Monday, in water that should be 70 this time of year.
#climatechange #cawx #elnino #ryanhall

"Wall time" in Ventura County is now over 1 hour. That's the amount of time ambulances are having to wait at the emergency room because beds are not open. #heatwave #CAwx #VenturaCounty
#heatwave #cawx #venturacounty

It looks like it'll be another hot one in #Monterey today.

#CaWx

Dawn over Monterey with a few clouds on the horizon
#monterey #cawx

Inside the house it's currently 77f at 5am. Outside it's 70f.

This is really hot for behind #Monterey high school.

I'm afraid today will be pretty miserable.

#CaWx

#monterey #cawx

It's currently 87f outside and 83f inside at our place behind #Monterey high school. This is the hottest day of the year so far for us.

#CaWx

#monterey #cawx

It's 86F already (!! 6:35am) over in Agoura. It's supposed to get to 94F (!!) in Santa Barbara... by the ocean. Where it's not supposed to get that hot.

(Except that one time in historical record, which was quite the exception, and not extremely reliable, and questionable, for sure).

#CAwx #heatwave

Graphic showing it is 86F in Agoura hills, forecast to 104F
74F in Santa Barbara forecast to 94F
#heatwave #cawx

Wow, air temps already rising, it's only 6:20am in the morning.

(76.7F outside before the sun is up).

It's going to be H.O.T. today.

#SoCal #CAwx #VenturaCounty #heatwave

76.7F, 58% humidity at 6:20 am PT
#socal #heatwave #cawx #venturacounty

ABC7:Coastal damage and a looming El Niño prompt warnings for homeowners to review insurance coverage

"...Sinkholes and beach erosion are typically classified by insurers as "earth movement" and basic policies very likely do not cover it, according to insurance experts. ...ooding poses another gap. Very few homeowners carry flood insurance and insurers often deny claims when waves push water onto a property and cause damage. In those cases, carriers may say flood insurance was required for a payout...."

abc7.com/post/coastal-damage-l…

#disasters #insurance #CAwx #ElNino

Coastal damage and a looming El Niño prompt warnings for homeowners to review insurance coverage

Recent coastal hazards, from sinkholes to erosion and flooding waves, are raising concerns about insurance gaps for SoCal homeowners.
Kevin Ozebek (ABC7 Los Angeles)
#insurance #cawx #Disasters #elnino

10:30 am pst
98F feels like
69 deg dew point
Less than 2 weeks to autumnal equinox

Pollinators:
2 Marine blue butterflies
2 Dielis solitary wasps
2 leafcutter solitary bees
1 honey bee

#CAwx #climateDiary

#cawx #ClimateDiary

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101.6F, 33% humidity, heat index is 106.9F.

(I am indoors, air conditioning is on, so I am fine... but.... yeesh).

(and yes, yes, some future September 9th, the universe willing, I will look at this fondly "look! it was only 106.9F heat index, instead of 134F! Do you remember when we didn't have to jump in the refrigerated survival pods during heatwaves?")

#heatwave #CAwx #extremeheat #climateemergency

101.6F, 33% humidity, heat index is 106.9F.
#climateemergency #heatwave #cawx #ExtremeHeat

Well, that's one way to drop the air temperature... down to 68.6F

#rain #CAwx

Sudden drop in air temperature due to a storm rolling in
#rain #cawx

#lightning #earworm #thunder #cawx #veryveryfrightening

Huh, what the hail is this? Thunderstorm in LA County?!?!

Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service OXNARD CA
925 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

CAZ366-368-373-380-548-081700-
Los Angeles County Inland Coast including Downtown Los Angeles CA-
Los Angeles County San Gabriel Valley CA-
Eastern San Gabriel Mountains CA-Eastern San Fernando Valley CA-
Los Angeles County Beaches CA-
925 AM PDT Tue Sep 8 2026

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT CENTRAL LOS ANGELES COUNTY
THROUGH 1000 AM PDT...

At 920 AM PDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm near
Whittier, moving north at 15 mph.

HAZARD...Frequent lightning and Pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Minor hail damage to vegetation is possible.

Locations impacted include...
Long Beach...
Downtown Los Angeles...
Pasadena...
Torrance...
Inglewood...
Carson...
Redondo Beach...
Glendale...
Baldwin Park...
Boyle Heights...
Santa Fe Springs...
and Highland Park.

#CAwx #thunderstorm #hail

#cawx #hail #Thunderstorm

Lightning by the channel islands, storm cell heading toward LA!

#CAwx

#cawx

Severe weather in Los Angeles. #CAwx
Radar showing wx in LA
#cawx

Me: ah, no more rain forecast, I'll bring the patio cushions back out!

Sky, 5 min later: more rain! Tropical rain from Marie!

#CAwx #rain

#rain #cawx

We may seem some genuinely extreme humidity levels along SoCal coastal plain Tue-Wed (yes, even worse than today). As Marie's tropical moisture lingers, temps of 90-100F will combine with dew points of 70F to nearly 80F (!), yielding heat index values as high as ~110F. #CAwx
Map showing predicted heat index values over SoCal on Wed from ECMWF model. They are widely above 100F, and locally as high as 110F.
Map showing predicted humidity (dew point temperatures) over SoCal on Wed from ECMWF model. They are widely above 70F, and locally as high as 80F.
#cawx

#heat #humidity #cawx

#Tesla #rain #cawx

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