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The ocean is blue because water absorbs colors in the red part of the light spectrum. Like a filter, this leaves behind colors in the blue part of the light spectrum for us to see. When sunlight hits ...

Just in time for a mini heat wave going into the weekend, local public health authorities have lifted ocean water advisories placed on Malibu- and Santa Monica-area beaches affected by January’s ...

SAN DIEGO (CNS) - San Diego County health officials have extended a water contact closure for a long stretch of coast due to sewage flow from the Tijuana River. On Saturday evening, the San Diego ...