Climate change

Native nations and UC scientists join together in the climate fight

$7 million grant advances Indigenous and academic partnership Indigenous land-management strategies have been largely missing from modern attempts to combat…

8 months ago

El Niño and La Niña multi-year events could become more common

Via UCSB THE CURRENT The Pacific Ocean covers 32% of Earth’s surface area, more than all the land combined. Unsurprisingly,…

9 months ago

Navigating the Unknown: Exploring the Use of Decision Making Under “Deep Uncertainty” Approaches

The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is undergoing continual and often rapid change.  This poses challenges in predicting and preparing for the…

9 months ago

Dune restoration could increase the resilience of urban beaches to sea level rise

Photo: Beach bur, a native plant that helped to form dunes on a section of Santa Monica Beach in Los…

9 months ago

Opinion: Ever-increasing storms don’t have to be this catastrophic

Piecemeal approach to attacking climate change infrastructure challenges is wrongheaded Photo: A small tractor clears water from a business as…

10 months ago

Ecosystems in Hot Water After Marine Heatwave Surges Across the Pacific

Photo: A research diver conducts periodic monitoring of a kelp forest marine protected area. Chris Honeyman Rising ocean temperatures are sweeping…

10 months ago

‘We are not prepared’: Disasters spread as climate change strikes

The warming planet is causing havoc under the strain from record heat, floods, storms and wildfires. And scientists warn the…

10 months ago

How fast are the sea levels rising?

Photo: A hotel guest steps out of a hotel into a flooded street in Miami Beach, Fla., on September 29,…

10 months ago

Rising groundwater threatens thousands of toxic sites in the Bay Area

As climate change brings devastating storms and rising tides to California, many coastal communities face another threat, one that’s hidden…

11 months ago

Drift of Earth’s Pole Confirms Groundwater Depletion as a Significant Contributor to Global Sea Level Rise 1993–2010

Photo above: Figure 1. Total groundwater storage change on land (a) and the associated sea level variation (b) for 1993–2010.…

11 months ago