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How to watch Artemis II land off the San Diego coast

San Diego-based Navy teams are conducting the recovery mission alongside NASA.

News

NASA&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Artemis II" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/03/artemis-ii-earth-photo-picture" data-vars-content-id="540d1a4e-b383-4b92-a795-5b543a644017" data-vars-headline="How to watch Artemis II land off the San Diego coast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/03/artemis-ii-earth-photo-picture" target="_self">Artemis II</a> crew is set to splash down off the coast of San Diego on Friday after their 10-day mission around the Moon.Why it matters: The astronauts and their <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="record-setting spaceflight" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/06/artemis-ii-distance-record-apollo-13" data-vars-content-id="540d1a4e-b383-4b92-a795-5b543a644017" data-vars-headline="How to watch Artemis II land off the San Diego coast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/04/06/artemis-ii-distance-record-apollo-13" target="_self">record-setting spaceflight</a> have captured our attention and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hearts" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2026/04/08/nasa-astronaut-wife-moon-crater-carroll-artemis" data-vars-content-id="540d1a4e-b383-4b92-a795-5b543a644017" data-vars-headline="How to watch Artemis II land off the San Diego coast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2026/04/08/nasa-astronaut-wife-moon-crater-carroll-artemis" target="_self">hearts</a> over the past week, and a local Navy team will play a key role in their recovery.

Many San Diegans may not have valid parking permits

Many residents stopped after step one, risking tickets in lots reserved for permit holders.

It&#x27;s likely that many San Diegans who think they&#x27;ve secured Balboa Park <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="resident permits" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/25/more-free-parking-city-residents-balboa-park" data-vars-content-id="8a52399d-2f6d-4b83-a5d7-a71119e17bf7" data-vars-headline="Many San Diegans may not have valid parking permits" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/02/25/more-free-parking-city-residents-balboa-park" target="_self">resident permits</a> have not completed the process correctly, according to city officials.Why it matters: If you didn&#x27;t finish signing up, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="you could get a ticket" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/05/balboa-park-san-diego-zoo-parking-fees-2025-city-budget" data-vars-content-id="8a52399d-2f6d-4b83-a5d7-a71119e17bf7" data-vars-headline="Many San Diegans may not have valid parking permits" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/05/balboa-park-san-diego-zoo-parking-fees-2025-city-budget" target="_self">you could get a ticket</a> for parking in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="lots reserved for residents" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/19/san-diego-city-council-new-paid-parking-plan-balboa-park" data-vars-content-id="8a52399d-2f6d-4b83-a5d7-a71119e17bf7" data-vars-headline="Many San Diegans may not have valid parking permits" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/19/san-diego-city-council-new-paid-parking-plan-balboa-park" target="_self">lots reserved for residents</a>.

AI is reshaping what and how college students study

SDSU researchers found mixed reviews of how students are using and thinking about the tech.

Education

<a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="California college students" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/19/college-degree-earnings-san-diego" data-vars-content-id="60037ff2-0776-475f-be49-9ffea8c4a2bd" data-vars-headline="AI is reshaping what and how college students study" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/11/19/college-degree-earnings-san-diego" target="_self">California college students</a> vary when it comes to how they&#x27;re using and thinking about <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="AI" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai" data-vars-content-id="60037ff2-0776-475f-be49-9ffea8c4a2bd" data-vars-headline="AI is reshaping what and how college students study" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/technology/automation-and-ai" target="_self">AI</a> in their academics, personal lives and future careers, according to a massive new <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="San Diego State University study" data-vars-click-url="https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/technology/ai-empowered-csu/Pages/ai-survey.aspx" data-vars-content-id="60037ff2-0776-475f-be49-9ffea8c4a2bd" data-vars-headline="AI is reshaping what and how college students study" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/technology/ai-empowered-csu/Pages/ai-survey.aspx" target="_blank">San Diego State University study</a>.The big picture: College graduates are entering a job market that&#x27;s been rocked by a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="massive tech evolution" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/09/jobs-early-career-college-artificial-intelligence" data-vars-content-id="60037ff2-0776-475f-be49-9ffea8c4a2bd" data-vars-headline="AI is reshaping what and how college students study" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/03/09/jobs-early-career-college-artificial-intelligence" target="_self">massive tech evolution</a>, reshaping how students are preparing for the workforce and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="career prospects" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/26/ai-entry-level-jobs" data-vars-content-id="60037ff2-0776-475f-be49-9ffea8c4a2bd" data-vars-headline="AI is reshaping what and how college students study" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/26/ai-entry-level-jobs" target="_self">career prospects</a> for entry-level employees.

California has the country's worst tippers, according to Toast

California diners at restaurants using the Toast platform left 17.2% on average.

Business

California is home to America&#x27;s worst tippers at restaurants using the Toast platform, with <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="diners" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/07/solo-dining-self-care-fast-food" data-vars-content-id="ff128ef7-e5ec-4890-a0e2-d43608564d68" data-vars-headline="California has the country&#x27;s worst tippers, according to Toast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2026/02/07/solo-dining-self-care-fast-food" target="_self">diners</a> leaving 17.2% on average.The big picture: Nationwide, <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="tips" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/01/no-tax-on-tips-jobs-trump-bill" data-vars-content-id="ff128ef7-e5ec-4890-a0e2-d43608564d68" data-vars-headline="California has the country&#x27;s worst tippers, according to Toast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/09/01/no-tax-on-tips-jobs-trump-bill" target="_self">tips</a> at full-service restaurants using the platform averaged 19.2% in Q4 2025, the same as the previous quarter, per Toast&#x27;s latest <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="restaurant trends report" data-vars-click-url="https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/data/toast-restaurant-trends-report-coffee-prices-2026" data-vars-content-id="ff128ef7-e5ec-4890-a0e2-d43608564d68" data-vars-headline="California has the country&#x27;s worst tippers, according to Toast" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://pos.toasttab.com/blog/data/toast-restaurant-trends-report-coffee-prices-2026" target="_blank">restaurant trends report</a>.

Mission Bay cleanup aims to top 900 pounds of trash

Volunteers collected more than 900 pounds of trash last year — and hope to beat it Friday.

Environment

More than 900 pounds of trash were collected last year from <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Mission Bay" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/05/2026-outdoor-bucket-list-hikes-swim-bike-challenges" data-vars-content-id="3db515dd-e39b-42f5-bc6e-9b5f96260ec5" data-vars-headline="Mission Bay cleanup aims to top 900 pounds of trash" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2026/01/05/2026-outdoor-bucket-list-hikes-swim-bike-challenges" target="_self">Mission Bay</a> during the annual cleanup, and organizers are hoping to top that on Friday.Why it matters: Trash is bad. Cleaning up is good.

What's happening at Mission Trails right now

Here's a look at the major projects underway, from pipeline work to new trail features.

Mission Trails is getting some upgrades as the park continues to <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="grow" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/01/31/here-in-san-diego-mission-trails-is-growing" data-vars-content-id="31c6c2c5-cd10-4611-8e50-e702ab5a368d" data-vars-headline="What&#x27;s happening at Mission Trails right now" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/01/31/here-in-san-diego-mission-trails-is-growing" target="_self">grow</a>.The big picture: The park foundation is working on buying more land, restoring rare plants and removing invasive ones, and has ongoing construction on a water pipeline, Jennifer Morrissey, executive director of the nonprofit Mission Trails Regional Park Foundation, told Axios.

Hawk Watch feeds eagle research in Ramona

The Ramona program raises awareness and funds for raptor research.

Hundreds of people got to see <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hawks, owls and falcons" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/11/21/pbs-doc-san-diego-america-wildest-city" data-vars-content-id="7e42c15c-8ae9-4d45-b30e-49ae71ea8f2b" data-vars-headline="Hawk Watch feeds eagle research in Ramona" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/11/21/pbs-doc-san-diego-america-wildest-city" target="_self">hawks, owls and falcons</a> up close and personal during weekly Hawk Watch events in Ramona over the last two months.Why it matters: These free events are a chance to get a good look at some really cool birds, but they also serve a larger purpose: raising awareness and money for local <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="golden eagle research and conservation" data-vars-click-url="https://www.sandiegobirdalliance.org/news-events/overview.html/article/2020/08/04/the-power-of-birds-audubon-advocates-speak-up-on-behalf-of-golden-eagles" data-vars-content-id="7e42c15c-8ae9-4d45-b30e-49ae71ea8f2b" data-vars-headline="Hawk Watch feeds eagle research in Ramona" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.sandiegobirdalliance.org/news-events/overview.html/article/2020/08/04/the-power-of-birds-audubon-advocates-speak-up-on-behalf-of-golden-eagles" target="_blank">golden eagle research and conservation</a>.

How Safari Park prepared elephants for visitors

Staff say the herd needed time to adjust before guests could walk alongside them.

Bringing guests up close to elephants requires careful planning and making sure the animals are comfortable, Safari Park officials told Axios.Why it matters: The Elephant Valley exhibit is meant to allow guests to better see and experience elephants, but some activists say the priority should be the elephants&#x27; quality of life.

Scripps Pier tours offer exclusive view of sunset and research

The Birch Aquarium's guided pier walks were created to demystify the local landmark.

Unlike San Diego&#x27;s recreational piers, the iconic <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Scripps Pier" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/05/scrippshenge-draws-crowds-for-sunset-at-scripps-pier-in-la-jolla" data-vars-content-id="62c73449-3462-44f1-8528-9a8325b64339" data-vars-headline="Scripps Pier tours offer exclusive view of sunset and research" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/05/05/scrippshenge-draws-crowds-for-sunset-at-scripps-pier-in-la-jolla" target="_self">Scripps Pier</a> in La Jolla is generally off-limits to the public — except during Birch Aquarium&#x27;s guided tours.Why it matters: The <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="sunset pier walks" data-vars-click-url="https://aquarium.ucsd.edu/events/sunset-scripps-pier-walk" data-vars-content-id="62c73449-3462-44f1-8528-9a8325b64339" data-vars-headline="Scripps Pier tours offer exclusive view of sunset and research" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://aquarium.ucsd.edu/events/sunset-scripps-pier-walk" target="_blank">sunset pier walks</a>, created to demystify the local landmark, offer an exclusive and interactive look at UCSD Scripps Institution of Oceanography&#x27;s new and ongoing <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="climate research" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/05/30/ucsd-researchers-nasa-satellites-climate-change" data-vars-content-id="62c73449-3462-44f1-8528-9a8325b64339" data-vars-headline="Scripps Pier tours offer exclusive view of sunset and research" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/05/30/ucsd-researchers-nasa-satellites-climate-change" target="_self">climate research</a>.

The volunteers keeping Balboa Park blooming

Tree, garden and rose stewards train for hours to care for thousands of plants.

Multiple times a week, an army of volunteers tend to the thousands of plants and trees rooted in <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="Balboa Park" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/07/16/san-diego-paid-parking-balboa-park" data-vars-content-id="a4a9d9d8-6935-4692-92d3-bdb71a74cf7e" data-vars-headline="The volunteers keeping Balboa Park blooming" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/07/16/san-diego-paid-parking-balboa-park" target="_self">Balboa Park</a>.Why it matters: Volunteers fill a gap in garden upkeep, delivering more than $1.2 million in services last year, providing relief to the city&#x27;s perpetually stretched budget, officials told Axios.

Take a hike! Cabrillo is back, baby

With Cabrillo back open after the shutdown, now's a perfect time to hit the trails.

Now that Cabrillo National Monument and its trails have re-opened after the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="government shutdown" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/house-passes-package-end-government-shutdown" data-vars-content-id="e3ca637e-3e57-4e5d-aa2c-9488d94fd785" data-vars-headline="Take a hike! Cabrillo is back, baby" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/11/13/house-passes-package-end-government-shutdown" target="_self">government shutdown</a>, why not visit in honor of National Hiking Day?The big picture: National Hiking Day — first called National Take a Hike Day — was established on November 17, 1965 by President Lyndon B. Johnson and is meant to encourage people to get outside and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="explore local trails" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/09/24/california-national-parks-free-entry-joshua-tree" data-vars-content-id="e3ca637e-3e57-4e5d-aa2c-9488d94fd785" data-vars-headline="Take a hike! Cabrillo is back, baby" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2024/09/24/california-national-parks-free-entry-joshua-tree" target="_self">explore local trails</a>.

Why spiders seem to be everywhere right before Halloween

Those big Halloween-time webs? They're real — and made by female orb weavers finishing their life cycle.

Spiders are getting in the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="spooky season spirit" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/10/24/how-halloween-takes-over-san-diegos-maryland-street" data-vars-content-id="2361d020-a69b-40b9-9aad-37fda96e7fe8" data-vars-headline="Why spiders seem to be everywhere right before Halloween" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/10/24/how-halloween-takes-over-san-diegos-maryland-street" target="_self">spooky season spirit</a> across San Diego, setting up sticky webs to ensnare sidewalk passersby right before Halloween.The big picture: But the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="arachnids" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/08/spider-season-seattle" data-vars-content-id="2361d020-a69b-40b9-9aad-37fda96e7fe8" data-vars-headline="Why spiders seem to be everywhere right before Halloween" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/seattle/2025/10/08/spider-season-seattle" target="_self">arachnids</a> don&#x27;t actually care about Halloween decorations. Those massive webs are part of their annual routine.

Tijuana River is fueling San Diego air pollution, study finds

South Bay residents are being exposed to high levels of hydrogen sulfide, according to researchers.

Almost a year ago, a team of San Diego scientists raised the alarm that the <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="polluted Tijuana River" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/01/trump-epa-chief-zeldin-visiting-san-diego-tijuana-sewage-crisis" data-vars-content-id="361afa55-39f1-46f8-89b6-4869f39941eb" data-vars-headline="Tijuana River is fueling San Diego air pollution, study finds" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/local/san-diego/2025/04/01/trump-epa-chief-zeldin-visiting-san-diego-tijuana-sewage-crisis" target="_self">polluted Tijuana River</a> was releasing toxic gas into the air. Now, their newly published findings show residents are being exposed to high levels of <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="hydrogen sulfide" data-vars-click-url="https://www.osha.gov/hydrogen-sulfide/hazards" data-vars-content-id="361afa55-39f1-46f8-89b6-4869f39941eb" data-vars-headline="Tijuana River is fueling San Diego air pollution, study finds" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.osha.gov/hydrogen-sulfide/hazards" target="_blank">hydrogen sulfide</a>.Why it matters: The study validates the concerns of South Bay communities, where residents have complained for years about the strong rotten egg and sewage smells and <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="reported respiratory and other health issues" data-vars-click-url="https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/south-bay-tijuana-river-sewage-crisis-survey/3864148/" data-vars-content-id="361afa55-39f1-46f8-89b6-4869f39941eb" data-vars-headline="Tijuana River is fueling San Diego air pollution, study finds" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.nbcsandiego.com/news/local/south-bay-tijuana-river-sewage-crisis-survey/3864148/" target="_blank">reported respiratory and other health issues</a>.

Heat streaks are getting more common in San Diego

These potentially dangerous heat events are becoming more common in cities all over the U.S.

San Diego is getting <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more heat streaks on average each year" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/30/heat-streaks-climate-change-cities" data-vars-content-id="d910d51e-87fe-4376-80af-460a2aa2c327" data-vars-headline="Heat streaks are getting more common in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/07/30/heat-streaks-climate-change-cities" target="_self">more heat streaks on average each year</a> than in 1970, a new analysis shows.Why it matters: Extreme heat is particularly hazardous to human health, and air conditioning is <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="less common in San Diego" data-vars-click-url="https://www.10news.com/news/making-it-in-san-diego/buyers-renters-willing-to-pay-more-for-homes-with-air-conditioning" data-vars-content-id="d910d51e-87fe-4376-80af-460a2aa2c327" data-vars-headline="Heat streaks are getting more common in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.10news.com/news/making-it-in-san-diego/buyers-renters-willing-to-pay-more-for-homes-with-air-conditioning" target="_blank">less common in San Diego</a> than in warmer climates.<ul><li>Extreme heat&#x27;s <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="effects on the body" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/24/extreme-heat-wave-body-effect" data-vars-content-id="d910d51e-87fe-4376-80af-460a2aa2c327" data-vars-headline="Heat streaks are getting more common in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2025/06/24/extreme-heat-wave-body-effect" target="_self">effects on the body</a> tend to be cumulative, and warm nights offer little reprieve for those without air conditioning.</li><li>Multi-day heat streaks are also challenging for <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="power grid operators" data-vars-click-url="https://www.axios.com/2023/06/20/us-power-grid-climate-change-extreme-weather-electricity" data-vars-content-id="d910d51e-87fe-4376-80af-460a2aa2c327" data-vars-headline="Heat streaks are getting more common in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.axios.com/2023/06/20/us-power-grid-climate-change-extreme-weather-electricity" target="_self">power grid operators</a>, given all the energy-intensive A/C use.</li></ul>By the numbers: The average number of annual extreme heat streaks rose between 1970-2024 in 80% of the 247 U.S. cities analyzed in a <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="new report from Climate Central" data-vars-click-url="https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/extreme-heat-streaks-2025" data-vars-content-id="d910d51e-87fe-4376-80af-460a2aa2c327" data-vars-headline="Heat streaks are getting more common in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.climatecentral.org/climate-matters/extreme-heat-streaks-2025" target="_blank">new report from Climate Central</a>, a climate research group.<ul><li>San Diego now has on average two more heat streaks each year, in line with the 200 cities in which heat streaks became more common.</li></ul>How it works: Climate Central defines an &quot;extreme heat streak&quot; as three or more days in a row with maximum temperatures over the 90th percentile of a given location&#x27;s daily max temperatures during the 1991-2020 period.Between the lines: Climate change is making extreme heat <a class="gtmContentClick" data-vars-link-text="more intense and more frequent" data-vars-click-url="https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/climate/heat-wave-global-warming-links" data-vars-content-id="d910d51e-87fe-4376-80af-460a2aa2c327" data-vars-headline="Heat streaks are getting more common in San Diego" data-vars-event-category="story" data-vars-sub-category="story" data-vars-item="in_content_link" href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/06/23/climate/heat-wave-global-warming-links" target="_blank">more intense and more frequent</a>, studies have shown.