Climate change

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

Seabirds Comeback: How Restoration Efforts Can Combat Climate Change

Photo: Puffins return to their summer breeding grounds on the Farne Islands on May 16, 2013, in Farne, England.  (Jeff…

12 months ago

California attempts a ‘managed retreat,’ coastal homeowners sue to stay

Photo: Surfers walk along a shrinking beach in San Clemente, California, south of Los Angeles. Mark Rightmire / MediaNews Group…

1 year ago

New Research Asks, “Can Pacific Salmon Keep Pace with Climate Change?”

A recent study— the largest of its kind— showed unpredictable changes in juvenile salmon migration timing in response to climate…

1 year ago

Bay Area Dutch Slough tidal restoration project creates powerful carbon sink, combats climate change

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- When we first visited Dutch Slough in eastern Contra Costa County last year, the recently restored…

1 year ago

Water warriors

Photo: “We can’t solve anything without the public understanding the gravity of the challenges facing the state’s water future,” says…

1 year ago

Water and Disasters

UN Photo/G.M.B. Akash Most disasters are water-related. Floods, landslides, storms, heat waves, wildfires, extreme cold, droughts and waterborne disease outbreaks…

1 year ago

How beavers could help the Colorado River survive future droughts

Photo: In this undated file photo, a beaver appears near the shoreline of the Bear Creek which feeds into the…

1 year ago

The oceans just reached their hottest temperature on record as El Niño looms

Photo: La Niña has ended and El Niño will form during hurricane season, forecasters say. Here are 6 things to…

1 year ago

This sinking isle: homeowners battling coastal erosion

Photo: A house on the edge of the cliffs at Easton Bavents, Southwold, Suffolk. Photograph: Graham Turner/Guardian As sea levels rise,…

1 year ago