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Summer Health Hazards

PostPosted: Sun Jun 11, 2017 7:32 am
by tronagirl
Fact vs. fiction: Summer health hazards
It's that time of year again! Hopefully CrustyOldFart will keep track of consecutive days over 100F again! Last year the tally was 77 consecutive days in a row above the century mark from the end of June to the beginning of September.

Re: Summer 2017

PostPosted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 7:54 am
by BoraxBill
Mammoth Lakes Hit By June Snowstorm
Skiing into August? Global warming sure does have a strange way of expressing itself!

Re: Summer 2017

PostPosted: Mon Jun 12, 2017 8:06 pm
by tronagirl
'June-uary' brings winter-like driving conditions to Sierra
I think this qualifies as a freak storm!

Re: Summer 2017

PostPosted: Tue Jun 13, 2017 6:40 am
by CactusHugger
Brace yourselves for Lyme disease outbreak – CDC
The more deer, the more ticks and the more ticks the greater the chances of Lyme disease. So does that mean we should just kill all the deer?
:shrug:

Re: Summer 2017

PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 7:22 am
by BallaratBob
Lake Isabella Dam safety concerns
Does anyone recall the last time the lake was this close to full capacity?

Re: Summer 2017

PostPosted: Wed Jun 14, 2017 8:02 am
by shadylady
Lake Isabella water level getting close to "minimum recreation pool"
Here's a report from a couple years ago (June 30, 2015) that shows the water level so low that people in Kernville were worried about going out of business due to lack of tourism.

Re: Summer 2017

PostPosted: Sun Jun 18, 2017 7:20 am
by shadylady
Extreme heat wave to hit US Southwest :sun:
It's already hotter and, guess what, it's gonna get HOTTER!

Re: Summer 2017

PostPosted: Mon Jun 19, 2017 8:20 am
by ergot
Castaic Lake Fire At 60 Percent Containment
It's summer and so naturally there will be wildfires.

Re: Summer 2017

PostPosted: Thu Jun 22, 2017 7:25 am
by CactusHugger
Hotter Than Hot
According to weather.com the high temps in Trona for the last four days:
Sunday: 120
Monday: 121
Tuesday: 115
Wednesday: 120
And then there's this:

Re: Summer 2017

PostPosted: Fri Jun 23, 2017 12:42 pm
by tronagirl
A Bakersfield mother and her kids lose power in 110 weather; finds unique solution
Must be nice to have a backup plan like this one!