Atmospheric rivers are nothing short of a miracle for California. But climate change is altering their character.
We Can’t Rely on Drought-Busting Atmospheric Rivers Anymore
December 16, 2021 •
Water
How Birds Help Keep the Pajaro River Levees Safe Without Poison
December 6, 2021 •
Rodents can weaken critical river levees. Instead of poisoning them, leading to ripple effects up the food chain, levee managers on the Pajaro River are encouraging raptors to patrol the area.
Beavers Can Help California’s Environment, But State Policy Doesn’t Help Them
November 11, 2021 •
Scientific opinion of beavers has changed over the years, but when it comes to conflict, there’s still not many options.
Why October Rain Matters
October 19, 2021 •
Major October rain is in the forecast for the first time in five years. As they say in sports, sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.
After Another Dry October, Have Water Worries Returned?
November 2, 2020 •
San Francisco records back-to-back fully dry Octobers for the second time in 170 years.
After Losing Several Key Battles Over Water, Delta Advocates See Hope in the Last Option Remaining: the Law
May 13, 2020 •
Is bad news good news for the Bay and Delta’s diminishing flows?
It’s a Dry Heat
February 27, 2020 •
What happens in an always warm world when it doesn’t rain for an unusual amount of time?
How to Start Adapting to California’s “Precipitation Whiplash”
November 8, 2019 •
Much of California enjoys a mild Mediterranean climate where the weather typically swings like a pendulum from warm, dry summers to cool, wet winters. Year-to-year, this pendulum can swing with great variation. If it doesn’t swing toward rain and snow … Read more
Want to Prevent California’s Katrina? Grow a Marsh
September 16, 2019 •
These islands in the Delta aren’t really islands at all anymore.
Where Do Turtles Go in Winter and Summer?
September 16, 2019 •
Where do turtles go in the winter and summer? —Alma, Sebastopol I am assuming you are referring to our only native freshwater turtle—the western pond turtle—which you might see basking in the sun and then quickly kerplunking right into the … Read more