‘Bouillabaisse of life’ in San Francisco Bay
January 07, 2013 by Alison Hawkes
Paddle the San Francisco Bay with Paul McHugh, a journalist and columnist who’s been covering the environment for more than 30 years. VIDEO.
Latest from climate change
Levees or wetlands? Planning for sea level rise
November 19, 2012 by Claire Schoen
The Bay Area has important choices to make about how it will adapt to the reality of sea level rise. VIDEO.
New details discovered about Bay Area’s 750-legged millipede
November 15, 2012 by Alison Hawkes
Scientists report new findings on how a 750-legged millipede from the Bay Area – the leggiest animal on Earth — may have evolved all those legs to thrive in its unique niche under sandstone rocks in moist oak woodlands.
Rising seas reclaiming San Francisco’s waterfront
November 12, 2012 by Claire Schoen
Climate disruption is causing higher tides and storm surges. The result: more and more flooding for cities like San Francisco.
In age of superstorms, Bay Area prepares for every inch of water
November 08, 2012 by Alison Hawkes
With the Northeast still reeling from the affects of superstorm Sandy, there’s been quite a bit of chatter out here on the Pacific about our own vulnerabilities to large tropical storms in the age of climate change.
West Coast doesn’t have hurricanes, it has the Pineapple Express
November 01, 2012 by Alison Hawkes
A geologist reminds us that a “Pineapple Express” could do just as much damage here as Hurricane Sandy did back East.
Mapping the future of the coast
October 04, 2012 by David Loeb
Most of the people in the world–and most of their infrastructure–can be found in jurisdictions bordering the coast or coastal …
Climate Chronicles: A Sea Change for Seabirds on the Farallon Islands
October 04, 2012 by Glen Martin
You’ll likely smell them before you see them: A rich ammoniac scent engulfs our boat, and then they loom out …
Water, water everywhere
August 01, 2012 by Alison Hawkes
California has been suddenly thrown into one of its perennial water wars, this time with a revived proposal to build …
Transitions San Francisco
July 20, 2012 by Bay Nature
We are a community group of volunteers interested in community resilience. Our mission is to promote and inspire an abundant, local and resilient San Francisco by unleashing the collective genius of our community to dramatically reduce carbon emissions – in response to climate change; to significantly rebuild resilience – in response to peak oil; and to greatly strengthen our local economy – in response to economic instability. Transition San Francisco is recognized by Transition US as an official Transition Initiative.
