As a utilities planner for the City and County of San Francisco, David Behar knows that access to the latest information about sea level rise is crucial to his job — and his city. Behar is climate program director for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. He tracks the latest climate science and leads the […]
All signs are pointing to a dry start to 2021 across much of the Colorado River watershed, which provides water to about 40 million people in the Western U.S. A lack of precipitation from April to October made this spring, summer and fall one of the region’s driest six-month periods on record. And with a […]
On a Saturday in late October, Carolyn Phinney stands hip-deep in a half acre of vegetables, at the nucleus of what will one day be 15 acres of productive farmland.
If Bay Area residents didn’t take time to appreciate Wednesday’s overnight dousing, it seems it’s too late. It’s all we’re going to get until 2021, forecasters say. Following the much-needed downpour that led to Thursday morning’s soaked roadways, an unusually dry holiday season lies ahead.
To Catherine Coleman Flowers, this is “holy ground”: the place where her ancestors were enslaved and her parents fought for civil rights and she came of age. Here, amid the rich, dark earth and emerald farm fields, she is home. Yet this ground also harbors a threat, one that will worsen as the planet warms. […]
A team led by University of Oregon geologist Rebecca Dorsey has published two papers that provide new insights into the origins of the Colorado River, using data from ancient sedimentary deposits located east of the San Andreas fault near the Salton Sea in Southern California.
Sea Level Projections Drive San Francisco’s Adaptation Planning
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Smart Water MagazineAs a utilities planner for the City and County of San Francisco, David Behar knows that access to the latest information about sea level rise is crucial to his job — and his city. Behar is climate program director for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission. He tracks the latest climate science and leads the […]
Colorado River Basin Winter Forecast Signals Dry Times Ahead
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /KUNCby Luke RunyonAll signs are pointing to a dry start to 2021 across much of the Colorado River watershed, which provides water to about 40 million people in the Western U.S. A lack of precipitation from April to October made this spring, summer and fall one of the region’s driest six-month periods on record. And with a […]
Is Farming with Reclaimed Water the Solution to a Drier Future?
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /Civil Eatsby Cirrus WoodOn a Saturday in late October, Carolyn Phinney stands hip-deep in a half acre of vegetables, at the nucleus of what will one day be 15 acres of productive farmland.
Savor the Last Drops — Bay Area Rains Not Expected Again Until 2021
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /San Francisco Chronicleby Nora MichanecIf Bay Area residents didn’t take time to appreciate Wednesday’s overnight dousing, it seems it’s too late. It’s all we’re going to get until 2021, forecasters say. Following the much-needed downpour that led to Thursday morning’s soaked roadways, an unusually dry holiday season lies ahead.
Battling America’s ‘Dirty Secret’
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Mike Lee /The Washington Posstby Sarah KaplanTo Catherine Coleman Flowers, this is “holy ground”: the place where her ancestors were enslaved and her parents fought for civil rights and she came of age. Here, amid the rich, dark earth and emerald farm fields, she is home. Yet this ground also harbors a threat, one that will worsen as the planet warms. […]
Researchers Solve a Colorado River Mystery
/in California and the U.S., Media Coverage /by Chelsea Campos /PHYS.ORGA team led by University of Oregon geologist Rebecca Dorsey has published two papers that provide new insights into the origins of the Colorado River, using data from ancient sedimentary deposits located east of the San Andreas fault near the Salton Sea in Southern California.