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Water, Water, Everywhere, Nor Any Drop to Drink…

By Don Juan Ortega, on January 22nd, 2014

Water, water, every where, Nor any drop to drink.

In the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, the Mariner used this famous turn of phrase to describe the torment of his crew’s thirst surrounded by undrinkable sea water. It might be equally apt when applied to modern day Southern California suffering through a drought of [...]

January 22nd, 2014 | Category: Development, Health and Safety, Politics | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 comments - (Comments are closed)
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El Diablo Returns: The Santa Ana Winds Storm Into Southern California

By Don Juan Ortega, on October 7th, 2013

The Santa Anas are back. Every autumn, around the same time as the swallows leave Capistrano, the Santa Ana winds storm into town — invading southern California over the mountain passes and through the coastal canyons. Santa Ana winds are largely a Southern Californian phenomenon. They occur as far north as Santa Barbara (where they [...]

October 7th, 2013 | Category: History | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Comments are closed