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Marin public health tool gauges sea-levels ‘vulnerability’

Homes in the Spinnaker Point neighborhood stand alongside wetlands in San Rafael, Calif., on Tuesday, March 19, 2024. Nearly all…

1 week ago

Risky reservoirs: States where aging dams pose the greatest threat

 Record rainfall pelted parts of Iowa for 12 hours straight in July 2010, sending 10 inches of rainwater draining toward…

3 months ago

Groundwater Overpumping Causes Land Subsidence in San Joaquin Valley City of Corcoran

Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images In the fertile lands of the San Joaquin Valley, a silent crisis brews beneath the surface.…

4 months ago

Believing in the Power of Beavers

Art: A beaver poster from [CDFW’s] Outdoor California publication, 1950s. (Courtesy of California Department of Fish and Wildlife) Inspired by the science…

4 months ago

2023 broke records – a scientist explains how global warming fuels climate disasters

Photo: A person walks through a scene of destruction after a wildfire left almost the entire city of Lahaina, Hawaii,…

4 months ago