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.
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.
Scientists look to the zone where creeks meet the Bay to guide our response to extreme storms and sea level rise.
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.
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.
If ranchers are such great conservation partners, why has ranching often been viewed as bad for the environment?
Sea level rise forces hard decisions and creative thinking about the San Francisco Bay's crowded waterfront.
It's hot. And the next El Niño will likely blow away even 2014’s temperature record, locally, statewide, and globally.
Two biologists discuss Earth's alarming extinction rate.
A first of its kind study measures the combined impacts of ocean acidity and high temperatures on an intertidal organism.
While ocean acidification research often focuses on its impact on shelled animals such as corals or oysters, research is now showing the extent of the problem it will cause for fish like sharks, salmon, and rockfish.
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