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The Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re HereThe Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re Here

The Water Crises Aren’t Coming—They’re Here

For eons, the earth has had the same amount of water—no more, no less. What the ancient Romans used for…

7 years ago
The cataclysmic cost of Trump’s ‘war on oceans’The cataclysmic cost of Trump’s ‘war on oceans’

The cataclysmic cost of Trump’s ‘war on oceans’

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe Staff/Adobe Stock This summer, 60 million Americans will head to the seaside to enjoy majestic…

7 years ago
San Francisco’s green-grey infrastructureSan Francisco’s green-grey infrastructure

San Francisco’s green-grey infrastructure

San Francisco’s green-grey infrastructure Over the next 20 years, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission (SFPUC) will spend around $2.7 billion…

7 years ago
‘Sunny day flooding’ worsens at NC beaches — a sign sea rise is decades too soon‘Sunny day flooding’ worsens at NC beaches — a sign sea rise is decades too soon

‘Sunny day flooding’ worsens at NC beaches — a sign sea rise is decades too soon

Living in cities threatened by sea-level rise could be like living near an active volcano, according to NOAA oceanographer William…

7 years ago
Ventura County study: wild birds protect flood structures better than poisonVentura County study: wild birds protect flood structures better than poison

Ventura County study: wild birds protect flood structures better than poison

A new study, which was conducted at two site along a levee at the Revolon Slough, shows that predator birds…

7 years ago