Altadena Crest Trail (Photo – Gareth Peries)
The National Weather Service has extended its “excessive heat warning” for Los Angeles County until 8:00 pm Friday, September 8, 2022.
By News Desk
With high temperatures in the forecast, the City of Pasadena extended the Emergency Cooling Center‘s days and hours at Robinson Park Recreation Center (1081 N. Fair Oaks Ave.):
- Monday, Sept. 5:
10:00 am – 6:00 pm. - Tuesday, Sept. 6 through Friday Sept. 9:
8:00 am – 8:00 pm. - For other Cooling Center locations, visit: ready.lacounty.gov/heat
Extreme heat will significantly increase the potential for heat related illnesses, particularly for those working or participating in outdoor activities.
A Flex Alert has been issued asking residents to voluntarily conserve energy between 4:00 pm until 10:00 pm on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances.
Watering Limits Start September 6
On Monday, Sept. 5, deep-water your trees and shrubs by hand watering, setting soaker hoses or watering with a regular hose on a slow trickle. Water until soil is soaked to a depth of 8-12 inches. *Read the full article here.
During the shutdown:
1- Outdoors
- Eliminate all outdoor watering.
- Remember, two weeks of no watering will not kill your lawn. Though you will see a noticeable yellowing, it will improve once your previous watering schedule resumes.
- Do not mow your lawn. Minimize the use of your lawn for playing, parking vehicles.
2- Indoors
- Put a bucket in your shower to collect water as the shower warms up. Use for houseplants, sensitive outdoor plants and areas of the lawn that may show excessive stress (hot spots).
- Take short showers (5-minute max).
- Do not leave water running when washing dishes. Fill a small bin or bucket with water to wash your dishes in. When you’re done, use that water for trees and grass.
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