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.
Water
Naturalist’s Notebook: Illustrated Guide to Otter vs. Beaver
July 1, 2015 •
How to tell two large aquatic mammals apart?
California’s Drought, As Measured From the Sky
January 22, 2015 •
Up until recently, there were limited and fairly antiquated options on how to measure California’s snowpack.
Video: A Walk on Lagunitas Creek Where the Coho Spawn
December 29, 2014 •
NoahLani Litwinsella has been volunteering with SPAWN, the Salmon Protection and Watershed Network, since he was just a small fry.
Water Hyacinth Thrives in Drought Stricken Delta
December 22, 2014 •
Drought brings ideal conditions for rapid spread of water hyacinth in the Delta.
High Pressure Ridge Gone at Start of Rainy Season
December 13, 2014 •
Is California’s drought caused by “natural variability” or was it much more likely to happen under climate change?
Drought Brings Right Conditions to Stem Sudden Oak Death
November 11, 2014 •
The California drought is bad for most species, including the fungal pathogen that kills oaks.
Acorn Woodpeckers Expand Range in Search of Meager Acorn Supplies
November 4, 2014 •
The failure of the spring rains this year may have something to do with woodpeckers foraging in Berkeley and San Francisco.
Was California’s Extreme Drought Part of Our New Climate Normal?
October 1, 2014 •
Was California’s record-breaking 2013-2015 drought a window into the future?
From Shanghai to San Francisco Bay, a Q&A With Igor Skaredoff
April 24, 2014 •
The son of Russian immigrants living in post-war Shanghai, Igor Skaredoff moved to California with his parents at the age of six, and has been here for most of his life. After a long career as an environmental engineer for … Read more