California

Large hydropower dams ‘not sustainable’ in developing world

Photo: Problems at the Oroville dam in California in 2017 saw 10,000 people evacuated A new study says that many…

8 years ago

Want to combat climate change? Take care of our oceans

Photo: A lobster fishing boat heads out to sea at sunrise from Portland, Maine. New 2018 data indicates that the…

8 years ago

Water shortages key environmental challenge of century, NASA warns

Water shortages are likely to be the key environmental challenge of this century, scientists from NASA have warned, as new…

8 years ago

California’s Looming Water Pollution Problem, Produced Water

Tom Frantz on his almond grove in Shafter, California. (Photo: Jonas Jungblut) In California's Central Valley, the oil industry has…

8 years ago

Eelgrass wasting disease has new enemies: Drones and artificial intelligence

When infected with eelgrass wasting disease, blades of eelgrass develop black and brown splotches ('lesions') that can spread and kill…

8 years ago