KNEE DEEP TIMES: Boxes of mud could tell a hopeful sediment story Knee Deep Times Science April 5, 2025 127by Ariel Rubissow Okamoto, Knee Deep Times Early results from 15 months of surveys in an experiment which placed sediment...
USGS: Scientists continue their study of the Santa Ana sucker USGS Science April 2, 2025 219In the ongoing research of the Santa Ana Sucker (Pantosteus santaanae) USGS scientists try out different sampling methods. By the...
SAN FRANCISCO ESTUARY & WATERSHED SCIENCE: The State of Bay-Delta Science 2025, part 1 Maven Delta science April 1, 2025 54From the latest issue of the San Francisco Estuary and Watershed Science: The State of Bay–Delta Science: An Introduction to...
EOS: Topography and the terrestrial water cycle American Geophysical Union Science March 20, 2025 105The relationship between topography and the terrestrial water cycle has been documented for thousands of years, yet there is still...
EOS: Flooding from below: the unseen risks of sea level rise American Geophysical Union Science March 13, 2025 161Researchers demonstrate a method for assessing how rising seas could raise groundwater levels, potentially transmitting flood hazards far inland. By...
USGS: Wildfires increase mercury concentrations in headwater streams USGS Science February 22, 2025 148The U.S. Geological Survey is researching the effect of wildfires on the release of stored mercury from forest watersheds and...
NASA-led study pinpoints areas sinking, rising along California coast NASA/JPL Agency NewsScience February 11, 2025 630The elevation changes may seem small — amounting to fractions of inches per year — but they can increase or...
EOS: How much did climate change affect the Los Angeles wildfires? American Geophysical Union Science January 29, 2025 79High heat, dry fuel, and strong winds drove the Palisades and Eaton blazes. By Emily Dieckman, EOS Climate change made...
NASA scientists find new human-caused shifts in global water cycle NASA/JPL Science January 21, 2025 150By Erica McNamee, NASA In a recently published paper, NASA scientists use nearly 20 years of observations to show that...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Fire and water: How cultural burns boost streamflows Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and Features January 16, 2025 400By Robin Meadows On a mild November day in California’s Sacramento Valley, Diana Almendariz ignites a clump of dry grass...
DELTA COUNCIL: Tackling Delta CHABs: A community-driven monitoring strategy Maven Delta science January 8, 2025 201Cyanobacteria harmful algal blooms (CHABs) have long been a persistent water quality issue in the Delta, affecting ecosystems and public...
DELTA SCIENCE PLAN update: Crafting solutions for the Delta’s ‘Grand Challenges’ Maven Delta science January 7, 2025 197Join the Discussion: A 2-Day workshop in February to shape the 2025 Delta Science Plan The Delta Science Program is...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Seizing a rare chance to keep tidal marsh ahead of sea level rise in the San Francisco Bay Robin Meadows Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 17, 2024 487By Robin Meadows The San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge, which hugs the northern arc of the San Francisco Bay,...
BERKELEY LAB: Sequencing the mysterious microbes of the San Francisco Estuary Berkeley Lab Delta science December 17, 2024 204By decoding the genomes of microbes found in the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, researcher Lauren Lui aims to fill in...
NOTEBOOK FEATURE: Save the peat, save the planet, save the Delta? John Hart Delta scienceNotebook News and Features December 16, 2024 382By John Hart, Estuary News In the Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta, an invisible fire is burning. Peat soils, laid down...
