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Ocean life has its seasons, just like land. In fall, furious upwelling relaxes; warmer water pushes toward shore. A tranquil pause before winter’s storms.
Fall 2024 Almanac: The Ocean
October 15, 2024 •
Science & Nature
Art & Design | Botany | Climate Change | El Niño | Fire | Fungi | Geology | History | The Bay | The Ocean | Urban Nature | Water | Weather | Wildlife
The Backstory on Pacifica’s Whale Bonanza
October 10, 2024 •
Scientists surveying marine life off our coastline have been watching marine mammals roll in for the Bay Area seafood buffet.
A Trip to the Farallones, to See Birds on the Edge
October 8, 2024 •
A journalist takes a rare trip to the Farallones, to see how the more than half a million seabirds that breed there each year are doing.
A Lifeline for Three Endangered Wildflowers
October 3, 2024 •
The Inflation Reduction Act is helping scientists imagine hopeful futures for endangered North Bay wildflower species that were listed decades ago.
Letter of Recommendation: The Ocean
September 24, 2024 •
A surfer introduces her daughter to the water.
Life in Hot Water
September 24, 2024 •
As another strong El Niño exits the Pacific, researchers look to marine life to tell us what’s happening.
Safe Passage for Wildlife
September 24, 2024 •
How scientists and planners are creating safe passage for wildlife moving across the South Bay—and beyond. Sponsored by POST.
Fall 2024 Editors’ Letter: A Deep Dive
September 24, 2024 •
One way we work toward a more sustainable relationship with the ocean is to establish a culture that feels connected to the ocean, and a culture that has the opportunity to look closely, to explore, and to understand.
The New Normal: Hot Bats Drop By the Thousands
September 23, 2024 •
Heat waves are arriving sooner and stronger. Thousands of bat pups in Bakersfield are dropping like flies.
To Protect Plovers, We’ll Have to Outwit the Ravens
September 19, 2024 •
For the past several years, wildlife photographer Sarah Killingsworth has been shadowing biologist Matt Lau’s work helping the western snowies at Point Reyes National Seashore. But tricky ravens have become a problem of late.