Baja California
Visible Earth: Vortex street off Baja California, Mexico
South of Guadalupe Island off Mexico's Baja Peninsula, turbulence caused by the wind passing over the island has produced eddies that swirl the clouds into a pattern known as a vortex street. Over the ocean, clouds will often become aligned with the direction of a low-level wind, producing parallel rows, or streets, of clouds. When that flow is interrupted by a land mass, turbulence can create vortices that are responsible for the "eye" features, hence the name "vortex streets."At upper right, a body of water in the middle of a desert is the Salton Sea, formed in early 1900s when irrigation channels that were diverting the Colorado River bust and the entire flow of the mighty river gushed into the Colorado Desert for almost two years. The sea became an important source of irrigation, as can be seen by the green vegetation growing in the middle of a sandy desert. The Sea is also import in the migratory patters of birds, which use it as a resting place during annual migrations. This MODI ... [Read More]
USGS Earthquake Hazards Program: Earthquake Report: BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
65 km (40 miles) SSW of Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico ... Magnitude 3.3 BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO ... [Read More]
Info for event ci14162208
135 km (84 miles) SE (124°) from Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico ... 49 km (31 miles) N (350°) from Lázaro Cárdenas, Baja California, Mexico ... 71 km (44 miles) ENE (78°) from Maneadero, Baja California, Mexico ... [Read More]
Baja California Power - Termoeléctrica - Documents
Baja California Power - Termoeléctrica EIS Documents The Imperial-Mexicali 230-kV Transmission LinesEIS and related documents for downloading or online browsing. ... Notice of Intent To Prepare an Environmental Impact Statement and To Conduct Public Scoping Meetings and Notice of Floodplain and Wetlands Involvement; Baja California Power, Inc., and Sempra Energy Resources ... [Read More]
Visible Earth: Baja Peninsula in western Mexico
Rugged mountains that taper off as they run southward dominate the terrain of Mexico’s Baja California peninsula. The mountains are an extension of Califronia’s Coast Range. In the crux between Baja and mainland Mexico, the dried-up remains of the Colorado River Delta lie west of the Altar Desert. Less than one hundred years ago, the Colorado (which flows in from the north along the border of California (west) and Arizona (east) would have emptied into the Gulf of California here, but now so much of the river is diverted for farming and residential use that the river dries up before actually making it to the Gulf. Irrigation from the Salton Sea in California (upper left) supports farming (green area) in the desert; the lushness fades farther from the water source. ... [Read More]
American Consulate General-Tijuana, Mexico, U.S. Department of State
If you stay in Baja California for more than 72 hours by land, you will have to pay the non- immigrant fee (DNI) at any bank and present the form at the National Immigration Institute. The cost is $170.00 pesos, or its equivalence in U.S. dollars. The permit is valid for 6 months. If you visit Baja California by air you will have to pay the fee each time you enter Mexico. If you are a Mexican living abroad, you do not have to pay the fee. ... [Read More]
California History Collection
Still, more than two hundred years passed before Spain made any concerted effort to colonize the coastal regions Cabrillo claimed for the crown. Coastal winds and currents made the voyage north difficult, and Spanish captains failed to find safe harbors for their crafts. Baja California became the northwest limit of Spanish colonization, and even there, efforts to settle the area and bring native tribes to Christianity and European ways were halfhearted at best. Not until the Seven Years War (1756-1763) realigned European alliances and their colonial empires did Spain seriously attempt to assert control of Alta California. ... [Read More]
Visible Earth: Baja California, Mexico
Mexico's Baja Peninsula in the Pacific Ocean is keeping the skies over Mexico clear in this true-color MODIS image acquired April 2, 2002. Fires, represented by red dots, can be seen in Arizona (upper right), northern Mexico (middle right), and the central coast of mainland Mexico (lower right). ... [Read More]
California Grunion Facts and Runs for 2005
Grunion ( Leuresthes tenuis ) are members of the silversides family, Atherinidae, along with the jacksmelt and topsmelt. They normally occur from Point Conception, California, to Point Abreojos, Baja California. Occasionally, they are found farther north to Monterey Bay, California and south to San Juanico Bay, Baja California. They inhabit the nearshore waters from the surf to a depth of 60 feet. Tagging studies indicate that they are nonmigratory. ... [Read More]
SWRCB California Border Environmental Program
Other agreements signed by the State of California include a memorandum of understanding with the Baja California Institute of Public Health to initiate a study of lead in the blood of residents in the border region; an agreement with the San Diego Natural History Museum to promote environmental education, public programs, and research, and a memorandum of understanding with the Baja California Directorate of Ecology to promote sustainable development. Finally an agreement between the States of California, Baja California, and the Republic of Mexico was signed to develop an environmental education program for primary and secondary students. ... [Read More]
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