From UC Berkeley Department of Environmental Science, Policy, and Management: For over a century, agricultural scientists have sought to unravel the complex relationship between temperature and crop yields. Previous studies have found that yields for staple crops like maize and...
By Lois Henry, SJV Water A water district 200 miles north of Kern County is fighting back against a local agency’s threat to terminate an agreement that has supplied a 600-home development for the past 24 years. Residents of the...
By Monserrat Solis, SJV Water While some groundwater managers in the beleaguered Tulare Lake subbasin look for ways to come together on pumping limits in order to comply with state mandates, the giant J.G. Boswell Farming Company has remained silent...
By Harrison Tasoff, UC Santa Barbara We often think about climate change in terms of temperature projections and sea-level rise. But it also reflects land use, as conditions will influence where people live, how much land is put to use...
Mounting evidence shows no state is safe from the flooding that ravaged the Texas Hill Country. Your community could be next. By Tik Root, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. The...
