Where retreat is not an answer
Some farmers stake their livelihood on faith that the levees holding back rising seas will hold strong. VIDEO.
Climate Change
Levees or wetlands? Planning for sea level rise
The Bay Area has important choices to make about how it will adapt to the reality of sea level rise. VIDEO.
Rising seas reclaiming San Francisco’s waterfront
Climate disruption is causing higher tides and storm surges. The result: more and more flooding for cities like San Francisco.
Documenting the rising tide
Since the 1970s, Claire Schoen has been producing environmental documentaries in a variety of formats, from photography to film to radio. She’s recently expanded her repertoire to take advantage of online opportunities as a “web storyteller.” Her current project, RISE: Climate Change … Read more
In age of superstorms, Bay Area prepares for every inch of water
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
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
Most of the people in the world–and most of their infrastructure–can be found in jurisdictions bordering the coast or coastal watersheds. The Bay Area is no exception. However, in this era of climate change, the benefits of living close to … Read more
Climate Chronicles: A Sea Change for Seabirds on the Farallon Islands
You’ll likely smell them before you see them: A rich ammoniac scent engulfs our boat, and then they loom out of the fog – spires of naked rock, eerily lunar in configuration. And as they emerge, there’s an aural accompaniment: the cackles … Read more
“Global Frackdown” aims to educate, incite change
Bay Area residents gathered on Crissy Field for the "Global Frackdown," a protest rally against the growing use of shale drilling that's raised environmental concerns.
Water desalination plants on the horizon
Water desalination may seem too costly and too riddled with complications to go anywhere fast. But that doesn’t mean water managers are giving up hope. Faced with an uncertain future of diminishing water supplies, officials are floating plans for 17 … Read more
