USGS: San Francisco Bay Shallow Water Strategic Placement Pilot Project USGS Climate changeDelta science February 23, 2024The USGS is providing support for an innovative project between the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, California Coastal Conservancy, and...
KNOWABLE: The hidden threat from rising coastal groundwater Knowable Magazine Groundwater News February 10, 2024Sea level rise won’t hit just homes on shorefronts, but also the infrastructure beneath our feet By Shellie Habel, Knowable...
FEATURE: Checking Up on Montezuma Wetlands: Mud on the Rise Mary K. Miller EcosystemsScience January 31, 2024By Mary K. Miller The drive down Fire Truck Road to the Montezuma Wetlands Project, where the Delta and Suisun...
BERKELEY LAB: Rising Sea Levels Could Lead to More Methane Emitted from Wetlands Berkeley Lab Climate change January 29, 2024A low-salinity Bay Area estuary ecosystem is producing higher-than-expected levels of methane By Aliyah Kovner, Berkeley Lab As sea levels...
GRIST: As California attempts a ‘managed retreat,’ coastal homeowners sue to stay Grist Climate change May 10, 2023By Jake Bittle, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Mirada Road...
DELTA LEAD SCIENTIST: Sea level rise and the Delta’s wetlands Maven Climate changeDelta scienceScience April 6, 2023This article has been updated to reflect feedback from the study’s authors. Wetlands an ‘important battle partner’ in managing sea...
GRIST: It’s not just oceans that are rising. Groundwater is, too. Grist Climate changeGroundwater News March 29, 2023By Julia Kane, Lina Tran, & Diana Kruzman, Grist This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: Half a dozen horizontal levees in the works Knee Deep Times Climate change February 25, 2022By Ariel Rubissow-Okamoto, Knee Deep Times The buzz about horizontal levees began more than five years ago, when the East...
BAY DELTA SCIENCE CONFERENCE: Suisun Marsh: On the edge of resilience in an era of rapid change Maven Delta scienceEcosystems July 15, 2021Dr. John Durand is a senior scientist at UC Davis who, along with his colleagues, Teejay O’Rear and Dr. Peter...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Wicked Scary Sea Level Rise Stories & Adaptation Perspectives – Uncut Long Version Julie Beagle Maven Climate changeScience Podcasts February 12, 2021People, property, and nature all exist in the vulnerable zone of shoreline around the San Francisco Estuary that will soon...
SCIENCE IN SHORT: Putting Nature, Not People, in the Path of Sea Level Rise Maven Climate changeScience Podcasts February 12, 2021People, property, and nature all exist in the vulnerable zone of shoreline around the San Francisco Estuary that will soon...
USGS: New model shows sea level rise can cause increases in groundwater levels along California’s coasts USGS Climate changeScience September 30, 2020A new model that combines sea-level rise scenarios and information about associated groundwater level responses shows that coastal water tables...
CAL MATTERS: Back off the beach and the rising sea? No way, California cities say Cal Matters Climate changePolicy and regulation April 28, 2020Pushing homeowners away from the water is proving difficult. They want to protect property values; the state wants to save...
STATE OF THE ESTUARY: Underappreciated Effects of Sea-Level Rise on Groundwater Levels Maven Best of the NotebookDelta scienceGroundwater NewsNotebook News and Features January 9, 2020When most think of the possible impacts of sea level rise, they think of coastal flooding and the growing risks...
LIVING SHORELINES: Linking estuary habitats and building capacity to adapt to rising seas Maven Climate changeNotebook News and Features November 14, 2019A living shoreline is a shoreline protection alternative that relies on the strategic placement of plants, stone, sand fill, and...
