Today in El Niño Advice: Don’t Worry About The Blob
The Pacific Ocean is the hottest we've ever seen it. What that means -- or doesn't -- for the coming El Niño.
Climate Change
What’s Living in the Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge? Plenty, Still.
The Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge might not look like much. But its industrial surroundings hide a biodiversity gem.
In Tough Year for Seals and Sea Lions, Rescue Center Works Overtime
In a normal year, The Marine Mammal Center rescues around 600 animals. It's only August, and they're way, way past that number.
Edges of Extinction
UC Santa Cruz ecologist Barry Sinervo studies dying species like a detective at a murder scene, hoping to identify animals near the brink of extinction.
Q&A: San Francisco Public Press Reporter Kevin Stark on Sea Level Rise and Bay Area Preparations
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.
What Is An Atmospheric River, and How Does One Affect California’s Rainfall?
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
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
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
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
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.
