Fishery managers announced a closure of the state’s commercial salmon fishing season for the second year in a row due to low fish populations.
Gov. Gavin Newsom unveils new state water plan as the California snowpack peaks at more than 100% of average for April 1.
When the moon, sun and ocean temperatures all align, an underwater "snowstorm" occurs. Corals put on a massive spawning spectacle, by sending tiny white spheres floating up the water column all a...
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2024/02/06/to-survive-corals-turn-the-ocean-into-a-giant-snow-globe/
California scientists launch weather balloons into atmospheric river-fueled storms to better forecast where they will hit the Bay Area and how hard. The information is all the more important as c...
Two low pressure systems are expected to bring one to five inches of light to moderate rainfall to the Bay Area between Sunday and Thursday.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/12/17/bay-area-rain-on-tap-through-much-of-next-week/
The new study puts more weight on rapid sea-level rise for the Bay Area.
California has a new law requiring cities to plan for rising sea levels. While seas have risen only about 8 inches since the 1880s, the ocean and the bay could rise by about a foot by midcentury.
Water recycling could be a Bay Area climate adaptation solution that addresses increasing water shortages and harmful algae blooms.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/08/22/water-recycling-bay-area-answer-drought-algae-blooms/
'I would say this bloom is done for now,' said SF Baykeeper staff scientist Ian Wren on a boat under the eastern half of the Bay Bridge.
Waste would undergo extensive treatment and testing before it's piped directly to taps, providing a new, costly but renewable water supply. The state's new draft rules are more than a decade in t...
Storing, sharing and saving water in California has been a point of social tension for decades. But some conservation groups say the state has failed in its role for years and the situation has g...
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/07/11/what-happened-to-californias-salmon-season-this-year/
Estimated to have inhabited Devils Hole in Death Valley for the last 10,000 years, the Devils Hole pupfish is an endangered species that has proven incredibly resilient.
Legislators threatened to reject Newsom's infrastructure package if he won't remove the Delta water tunnel. The issue could be ammunition as the budget deadline looms.
https://ww2.kqed.org/science/2023/06/21/california-lawmakers-wage-delta-water-war-with-newsom/
San Leandro is fighting an uphill battle as climate change leads to sea level rise. Sustainability manager Hoi-Fei Mok amplifies community voices and dreams of nature-based solutions amid emergin...
Even during epic floods, California is trying to prepare for the next drought by capturing water from this year's epic winter storms.
Following their success in using sewers for COVID-19 surveillance, Marin public health officials began testing weekly samples for everything from nicotine to methamphetamine and fentanyl in early...
San Francisco's main water source may not be as reliable a tap of Sierra Nevada snowmelt in the coming century.
California water experts and environmental justice advocates are pressing the state to adopt a bare-minimum protection standard for all its levees, doubling what the federal government now asks.
A burgeoning area of research shows that wildfires can stimulate growth and abundance in freshwater creeks and rivers — particularly low- to moderate-severity fires.
Recently wracked by drought, California is now bracing for the possibility that even more water will deluge communities already overwhelmed by floods.
A paramedic in the Sierra foothills recently found herself trudging a mile on foot through thigh-deep snow to rescue a patient suffering from a heart attack — the kind of mission that's become ...
California has been deluged by storms this winter, but fixing the state's severe drought will take more than rain; the state has deeper problems in how it uses water.
Tribes along the Klamath River and commercial fishing groups say the Bureau of Reclamation released too much water for farmers last summer, and not enough for federally threatened coho salmon egg...
California officials estimate damages from winter storms that pummeled Seacliff State Beach to be in the tens of millions of dollars.
The city of East Palo Alto and its residents are searching for money to pay for flood damages they estimate are more than $100,000.
The new year is a make-or-break moment for a controversial Richmond housing development atop a contaminated former waterfront site owned by the global pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca.
If you live in California, you've likely heard the term 'atmospheric river' thrown around in recent weeks. Atmospheric rivers produce up to 50% of California's precipitation annually and 65% s...
In a potential beacon for other parched regions, a new program allowed users to share water.
Efforts to build out the new industry will create jobs while providing federal incentives for developers to invest in coastal communities where new infrastructure will be needed.
Pollution in West Oakland is a result of the legacy of racism in housing, economic and other policies over decades.