Reporter Kevin Stark, one of the co-authors on a major new sea level rise project from the San Francisco Public Press, talks about the challenges of thinking about and reporting on sea level rise in the Bay Area.
Climate Change
Climate change is dramatically altering the San Francisco Bay Area's ecosystems and raising profound questions among conservationists about how to help species best adapt to new conditions.
What Is An Atmospheric River, and How Does One Affect California’s Rainfall?
July 27, 2015 •
Current climate change research suggests California’s weather could become even more variable than in the past, a “new normal” of drier dry periods punctuated by wetter winter storms.
First Person: Watching the Weather with Daniel Swain
July 20, 2015 •
Climate scientist Daniel Swain runs the California Weather Blog, a must-read for weather nerds. He’s most famous, though, for something he did almost as an afterthought: He’s the one who gave the name “Ridiculously Resilient Ridge” to the pattern that’s being blamed for our three years of drought.
Flood Control 2.0
May 12, 2015 •
Scientists look to the zone where creeks meet the Bay to guide our response to extreme storms and sea level rise.
A Pretty Pink Nudibranch Moves North, and It’s a ‘Canary in the Tidepool’ for Climate Change
May 10, 2015 •
At low tide on the North Coast right now, the tidepools teem with Hopkins’ rose nudibranchs. “This is not normal business as usual,” says scientist Terry Gosliner.
San Francisco Bay: The Ocean’s Watershed
April 6, 2015 •
When it comes to the water in the San Francisco Bay, the ocean doesn’t get nearly the credit it deserves. A UC Davis researcher and self-described “ocean evangelist” is trying to change that.
Range of Possibilities
March 31, 2015 •
If ranchers are such great conservation partners, why has ranching often been viewed as bad for the environment?
It’s a Big Bay With a Lot of Low-Lying Waterfront, and the Sea Level is Rising
January 26, 2015 •
Sea level rise forces hard decisions and creative thinking about the San Francisco Bay’s crowded waterfront.
Why’s It So Hot If There’s No El Niño?
January 23, 2015 •
It’s hot. And the next El Niño will likely blow away even 2014’s temperature record, locally, statewide, and globally.
Not Doomed (Yet): A Q&A With Extinction Experts Anthony Barnosky and Elizabeth Hadly
November 24, 2014 •
Two biologists discuss Earth’s alarming extinction rate.