Why the West Antarctic Sheet Matters to the Bay Area
Climate change effects everyone. But because of a combination of environmental factors, the Bay Area is especially vulnerable to sea level rise.
The Bay
Imagine the Future San Francisco Bay Shoreline
The San Francisco Bay is rising. A design competition aims to surface solutions before it's too late.
Why Did So Many Jellyfish Wash Onto Bay Beaches This Spring?
Why are so many jellyfish washing up in the San Francisco Bay this spring?
Charismatic Sea Ducks Seem to be Disappearing, But It’s Hard to Say Why
Are surf scoters disappearing from the San Francisco Bay? Or from the world?
Ten Years After the Spill, a Look at Where the Cosco Busan Settlement Funding Went
Following the Cosco Busan spill in 2007, funding was set aside for restoration and recreation. A look at where it's been spent so far.
Can the Bay Area Design Its Way Out Of Sea Level Rise?
Bay Area scientists and planners are hoping to shake loose some new solutions to rising seas by inviting in some of the best minds of the design world.
Hunt for San Francisco Bay Shark Killer Zeroes in on a Suspect
A protozoan pathogen appears to have killed thousands of sharks, rays and fish in the San Francisco Bay this spring.
Summer Algal Bloom and Aquatic Grass Growth Forces Boats Off the Water in Berkeley’s Aquatic Park
A yellow-brown blanket covers the Berkeley Aquatic Park lagoon.
Sharks Are Dying By the Hundreds in San Francisco Bay
Leopard sharks and bat rays are dying by the hundreds and washing ashore all around the Bay. A pathologist at the California Department Fish and Wildlife thinks he may know why.
Naturalist’s Notebook: They Lowered the Level of San Mateo’s Marina Lagoon and Found … These Things
Australian tube worms are now widespread in brackish waters of the San Francisco Bay.
