San Francisco records back-to-back fully dry Octobers for the second time in 170 years.
After Another Dry October, Have Water Worries Returned?
November 2, 2020 •
Water
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
Op-Ed: The Delta Tunnels are Dead. Now What?
March 25, 2019 •
The executive director of Restore the Delta on what’s next after Gavin Newsom ends the Twin Tunnels project.
The Sea Beneath Us
March 25, 2019 •
Sea level rise has a gotcha-from-
behind twin: rising groundwater. It’s already here. And some experts
maintain, we’re not ready for it.
Naturalist’s Notebook: Freshwater Jellyfish Invade California Lakes and Ponds
October 1, 2018 •
Native to China, Craspedacusta sowerbii is found in freshwater lakes and ponds on every continent.
What Do River Otters Do When the River Runs Dry in a Drought?
August 7, 2018 •
A reader asks about the fate of a family of river otters living in Coyote Creek, which dried up in many places in the drought.