Contra Costa Resilient Shoreline Committee on Sea Level Rise Created

1 year ago

On May 16, 2023, the Board of Supervisors cemented Contra Costa County as a local leader in sea level rise…

Catholics are sounding the alarm on dwindling Colorado River

1 year ago

Photo: An elevated view shows the dramatic decline of water levels at Lake Mead near Boulder City, Nev., The nation's…

Endangered Freshwater Fishes: Does California Lead the World?

1 year ago

Photo: Some endemic fishes of California: Little Kern Golden Trout (top left). SONCC Coho Salmon (top center). Santa Ana Speckled…

PFAS-chomping bacteria kill some ‘forever chemicals,’ scientists say

1 year ago

Photo: University of California Riverside researchers Yujie Men and Bosen Jin have identified bacteria that's able to break down some…

AI to stop water pollution before it happens

1 year ago

Photo: A network of sensors provides real-time information on changes in water quality Artificial intelligence will be used in south-west…

Half the nation’s wetlands just lost federal protection. Their fate is up to states.

1 year ago

A Supreme Court ruling leaves large swaths with widely varying oversight. Photo: Tens of millions of acres of wetlands are…

Sewage to sustenance: making reclaimed water ready for crops

1 year ago

A simple solution for cleaning out unhealthy chemicals Plant materials that would otherwise become trash may be the key to…

Arizona Begins to Understand Water

1 year ago

Photo: Arizona has finally realized that it cannot grow forever because it doesn’t have water to do so. And this…

Pumping groundwater, redistribution has changed Earth’s spin

1 year ago

H2O IQ editor note: this article cites the scientific paper covered in our preceding post. According to a recent study…

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

1 year ago

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