Gary Robbins
The Union-Tribune
San Diego, CA, United States
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Rain will be heavier than initially expected Tuesday in San Diego County
Forecasters say the Oceanside area could get up to 3 inches of rain while up to 1.5 inches fall in parts of San Diego and Imperial Beach → Read More
UCSD will hold public lecture Tuesday
Behaviorial economist Uri Gneezy will discuss how to create 'reward systems that minimize unintended consequences and maximize happiness' → Read More
Yet another Pacific storm will soak San Diego County on Tuesday
Forecasters say the north coastal area could get an inch or more of rain and some inland valleys and foothills could receive more as wet pattern continues in Southern California. → Read More
First of two Pacific storms will blow ashore late Friday with light rain
San Diego County is expected to get 0.25 inches to 0.50 inches of precipitation from the system, which will hit much harder in northern Los Angeles County. → Read More
President Biden and the prime ministers of the U.K. and Australia will meet in San Diego Monday
The White House said the leaders will discuss security issues in the Indo-Pacific region. They'll also discuss potential plans to build nuclear submarines in Australia. → Read More
San Diego shipbuilder NASSCO angling to become big player in the offshore wind energy industry
The company will partner with fellow shipbuilder Navantia to pursue contracts to build and equip the installation and support vessels that will be needed to create offshore wind turbine farms. → Read More
San Diego hasn't hit its seasonal high of 66 for two weeks, and the streak might continue
A series of low-pressure systems from Alaska and Canada have kept the region much cooler than normal, and two more systems are on the way, with the first arriving on Friday night → Read More
San Diego State University professor dies of Legionella pneumonia
Michael Buono contracted the disease in mid-February and died on March 4. SDSU is investigating whether the infection occurred on campus. → Read More
Navy renames a former San Diego-based ship after slave and sailor Robert Smalls
The Ticonderoga-class warship was previously known as Chancellorsville, a reference to a Confederate Civil War victory. → Read More
Two storms could bring more rain to San Diego County, with the first arriving Friday night
Forecasters say it appears that a pair of atmospheric rivers from the subtropics will brush the region, with the first arriving on Friday night and the second moving in a week from Tuesday. → Read More
Scores of 'tiny, cute and perfect' seadragons hatch at Birch Aquarium
A female seadragon transferred her eggs to a male seadragon, who fertilized them and carried them on his tail until they emerged this week from their egg cases. → Read More
'Goldilocks' weather will make San Diego not too hot, not too cold
There is a weak low-pressure system in the eastern Pacific, but the weather will remain stable, possibly for more than a week. → Read More
With latest storm, San Diego records above-average seasonal rainfall for first time in three years
Forecasters say that is good news for San Diego, but the region still has a long way to go to make up for below-average precipitation over the past two years. → Read More
Why did the airport get less rain last night than nearby areas? Blame Point Loma
This phenomenon happens a lot, and the National Weather Service says there's a fairly simple explanation. You can blame Point Loma. → Read More
Camp Pendleton Marines begin major training exercise in Thailand
The Marines are embarked on the San Diego-based Makin Island Amphibious Ready Group, which is composed of three warships. → Read More
Tail end of Alaskan storm making freeways slick, burying mountains in snow
Two people were rescued Saturday morning from a partially submerged vehicle just north of the San Diego International Airport, where street flooding occurred under steady rain. → Read More
Emergency crews ready to spring into action as powerful storm moves into San Diego County
The system has slowed down and angled more toward Los Angeles but is still expected to drop 2 inches of rain at the coast and up to 18 inches of snow in the mountains by Saturday. → Read More
Black ice on I-8 stalls motorists; 'blizzard warning' issued for San Bernardino County mountains
National Weather Service says travel to San Bernardino County mountains should be restricted to emergencies only with 'extremely heavy snow and extremely heavy winds' expected → Read More
Major Canadian storm causes power outages across San Diego County
Emergency crews are assessing potential wind damage throughout the region. Forecasters say the mountains could get 4 to 6 feet of snow through Sunday. → Read More
Austal USA opens Navy-oriented ship repair yard in National City
The company, which invested $100 million in the venture, will compete with San Diego's two big ship-repair companies, General Dynamics-NASSCO and BAE, and smaller Continental Maritime. → Read More