Science

Science Stories: Adventures in Bay-Delta Data

The base of the estuarine food web is phytoplankton – microscopic, floating, single-celled organisms drifting on the currents (“phyto” meaning…

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When red tide smothered an urban lake, citizen scientists sounded the alarm

Photo: Shifting tides Lake Merritt in downtown Oakland in cleaner times, above left, and after a devastating algal bloom brought…

2 years ago

Water consumption in West captures attention of lawmakers

Photo: Floodwaters from the Salinas River fill agricultural fields in Spreckels, Calif., Monday, March 13, 2023. (Nic Coury/San Francisco Chronicle…

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Experts weigh in on recent water at ‘Future of Ag’ summit

FRESNO, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – Farmers, environmental experts, and scientists came together for Thursday’s ‘Future of Ag’ summit at…

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Joint NASA mission: first stunning views of Earth’s surface water

Image: This visualization shows water features on New York’s Long Island—shown as bright pink splotches. Purple, yellow, green, and dark…

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New maps show the probability for radon and uranium in New Hampshire’s groundwater

Map: Probability of elevated radon in New Hampshire groundwater. This is the most comprehensive study to date and the first…

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Scientists uncover startling concentrations of pure DDT along seafloor off L.A. coast

Photo: Postdoctoral student Sebastian Krause, left, works with Valentine to retrieve a tube of sediment collected from the seafloor where…

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Ranking Atmospheric Rivers: New Study Finds World of Potential

Photo: Dark clouds roil the sky above Pasadena, California, during an atmospheric river event. A series of nine such storms…

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Stanford expert discusses surprising freshwater challenges, potential solutions

Photo: Image courtesy of Jenna Davis Accelerating Water Solutions in the U.S. and abroad If you are like the majority…

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What is El Niño and how does it affect the weather?

With La Niña in the rearview mirror, AccuWeather meteorologists explain how its counterpart, El Niño, can play a role in…

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