Science and technology news for greater San Diego

Tanker drops retardant

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New California Maps Show Big Increase in Areas Facing ‘High’ or ‘Very High’ Wildfire Risk

by Julie Cart • CalMatters Feb. 15, 2025, 11:25 p.m.Feb. 16, 2025, 7:09 a.m.

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Land Preservation Officials Celebrate First Tidal Flow to South Bay Wetlands Since 1970s

by Kira Caspers • Times of San Diego Feb. 13, 2025, 10:30 p.m.Feb. 14, 2025, 7:50 a.m.

Silvia Mah and Mike Krenn

Tech

Prebys Foundation Establishes $50M Fund to Invest in Tech, Life Sciences Startups

by Jennifer Vigil • Times of San Diego Feb. 13, 2025, 10:25 p.m.Feb. 14, 2025, 7:15 a.m.

The blades at the Ocotillo wind farm on Interstate 8 that sends electricity to San Diego are almost 174 feet long

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$600K in Grants Available for Clean Energy Projects in San Diego County

by Elizabeth Ireland • Times of San Diego Feb. 11, 2025, 10:00 p.m.Feb. 11, 2025, 10:00 p.m.

Toyota EV

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EV Sales Plateau in California, Jeopardizing Newsom’s Clean Air Mandate

by Alejandro Lazo • CalMatters Feb. 8, 2025, 11:35 p.m.Feb. 9, 2025, 7:21 a.m.

Electric vehicles charging

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UCSD Researchers Hope Model Leads to More Efficient System for Charging EVs

by City News Service Feb. 6, 2025, 5:51 p.m.Feb. 6, 2025, 5:51 p.m.

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US Feels the Chill While the World Sizzles: Jan. 2025 Sets Global Heat Record Despite La Niña

by Associated Press Feb. 5, 2025, 9:15 p.m.Feb. 6, 2025, 7:46 a.m.

Western monarch butterflies on a tree branch at Natural Bridges State Beach, California.

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California State Parks Foundation Responds to Near-Record Low for Western Monarch Butterflies

by Kira Caspers • Times of San Diego Feb. 1, 2025, 10:45 p.m.Feb. 2, 2025, 5:04 a.m.

Mono Lake

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Another Casualty of a Dry Winter: LA Won’t Take Less Water from Mono Lake

by Alastair Bland • CalMatters Feb. 1, 2025, 8:36 a.m.Feb. 1, 2025, 8:36 a.m.

Snow at Phillips Station

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California Snowpack Falls to 65% of Normal After Dry January

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Jan. 31, 2025, 10:55 p.m.Feb. 1, 2025, 7:24 a.m.

Lithium plan on Salton Sea

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Trump’s War on Spending Comes as Lithium Valley Waits for $1B Federal Loan to Launch Extraction

by Philip Salata • inewsource Jan. 30, 2025, 12:00 p.m.Jan. 30, 2025, 12:00 p.m.

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Self-Driving Taxis from Google’s Waymo Headed for San Diego This Year

by Chris Jennewein • Times of San Diego Jan. 29, 2025, 11:30 p.m.Jan. 30, 2025, 7:19 a.m.

XB-1 jet

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Independently Developed Supersonic Jet Breaks Sound Barrier Over Mojave Desert

by Associated Press Jan. 29, 2025, 10:39 a.m.Jan. 29, 2025, 10:39 a.m.

Satellite image of ash plume off of the California coast from Los Angeles fires.

Tech

Marine Ecosystem Survey Finds a New Variable: Falling Ash from Los Angeles Fires

by Kira Caspers • Times of San Diego Jan. 23, 2025, 10:15 p.m.Jan. 24, 2025, 7:15 a.m.