HEAT WAVE AND SMOG TO WORSEN.Byline: Stacy Brown Daily News Staff Writer Hot weather created moderate smog conditions in the Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley is the valley of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. It stretches through Los Angeles County and Ventura County. Its main population center is the city of Santa Clarita. The valley was part of the 48,612-acre (19,672. on Tuesday, but officials predict higher temperatures and pollution levels for today. ``The next two days in Santa Clarita Santa Clarita, city (1990 pop. 110,642), Los Angeles co., S Calif., suburb 30 mi (48 km) NW of downtown Los Angeles, on the Santa Clara River; inc. 1987. Situated in the Santa Clara valley and nearby canyons, Santa Clarita includes the former towns of Canyon Country, are going to simply be hot,'' said Rob Krohn, a National Weather Service spokesman. ``When you look at what we're going to get over the next seven days, Wednesday and Thursday are going to be the worst.'' Bill Kelly, a spokesman for the South Coast Air Quality Management District The South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD), formed in 1976, is the air pollution agency responsible mainly for regulating stationary sources of air pollution for most of Los Angeles, San Bernardino, Riverside County, and all of Orange county. , said smog levels are expected to rise to the very unhealthy range today. The standard pollutant index level is likely to reach about 175, ``which is dangerous for anyone outdoors doing strenuous activities,'' Kelly said. He said the index level was 75 at midday Tuesday. A large high pressure ridge A pressure ridge is an ice formation typically found on large frozen lakes during the winter. In the most basic sense, a pressure ridge is a long crack in the ice that occurs because of repeated heating and cooling on the surface of the lake. over the Southwest has brought 100-degree temperatures to the Santa Clarita Valley nine times this summer, weather watchers said. Kelly said unhealthful air is common at this time of year because the pressure conditions also trap smog ingredients. During 1997, there were 68 days when concentrations of pollution somewhere in the district exceeded federal health standards, Kelly said. Although it wasn't immediately known how often federal standards have been exceeded so far this year, officials said they believe the total to be less than in 1997. Staying indoors and running air conditioners because of the heat wave, Southern California Edison Southern California Edison (or SCE Corp), the largest subsidiary of Edison International (NYSE: EIX), is the primary electricity supply company for much of Southern California. It provides 11 million people with electricity. customers used electricity at an all-time-high rate Monday and Tuesday in the area that includes Santa Clarita, Edison officials said. ``This doesn't mean we've run out of power for customers,'' said John Ballance For the musician, see John Balance John Ballance (March 27, 1839 – 27 April, 1893), served as Premier of New Zealand at the end of the 19th century, and was the founder of the Liberal Party (the country's first organized political party). , manager of grid dispatch and operations for Southern California Edison. ``But to avoid getting to that point, we ask customers well in advance of that possibility to be more prudent with discretionary electricity use.'' Motorists have had their problems with heat on the road, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. the Automobile Club of Southern California The Automobile Club of Southern California was founded December 13, 1900 in Los Angeles as one of the nation's first motor clubs dedicated to improving roads, proposing traffic laws and improvement of overall driving conditions. . Heat-related breakdowns have become common. ``On days when temperatures reach the 90s and 100s, Auto Club members reporting vehicle breakdowns increase by 50 percent,'' said Steve Mazaor, the Auto Club's principal automotive engineer. ``Motorists who want to avoid the inconvenience of a breakdown should inspect their vehicle or have an expert check it out.'' |
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