Environment
Help document rising tides this weekend
December 11, 2020
The Bay Area will get a preview of California’s future this weekend as “king tides” roll in. Read More
Sea Level Rise
Environment
Rising seas webinar next week to focus on groundbreaking report
May 14, 2020
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Mark Prado
The Bay Conservation and Development Commission will hold a webinar from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, on its recently released Adapting to Rising Tides Bay Area report. Read More
Environment
New report takes deep dive into rising seas
March 30, 2020
Flooded intersection in Mill Valley near Highway 101 in Marin. Myles Boisen.
The San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission (BCDC) has issued an analysis of the myriad impacts rising sea level will have on Bay Area communities, illuminating where the region is most vulnerable and detailing recommendations for future planning. Read More
Resiliency
SF has plan to protect western edge from sea level rise
February 10, 2020
Great Highway, San Francisco.
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Mark Prado
San Francisco has a plan to gird against of sea level rise brought on by the swirling and undulating Pacific Ocean that ceaselessly beats against the city's western shore. Read More
Resiliency
Study says sea level rise could force Bay Area residents inland by 2100
January 30, 2020
Ocean Beach, San Francisco.
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Mark Prado
A new study in the journal PLOS ONE says millions of residents, including in the Bay Area, will be forced away from coastal areas and inland because of sea level rise. Read More
Environment
King tides may portend future sea level rise
January 10, 2020
Great Highway, San Francisco.
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Mark Prado
With the arrival of king tides this past weekend, some in the Bay Area may see roads go underwater, albeit temporarily. Read More
Environment
Endangered marsh mouse calls SF Bay home
December 26, 2019
Tiny mice that are on the federal endangered species list are the subject of a feature in the latest issue of San Francisco Estuary Magazine. Read More
Environment
Little oyster to combat sea-level rise
June 28, 2019
Olympia oysters. Photo by Matthew Gray, Oregon State University.
The Giant Marsh Living Shoreline project along the western edge of Contra Costa County has gotten underway with the goal of creating a healthy marine environment for native oysters, which will improve aquatic quality and help gird against sea-level rise. Read More
Resiliency
New report says sea-level rise could be more severe than previously thought
May 22, 2019
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Mark Prado
Sea-level rise could be worse than originally projected, according to a new study published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Read More
Environment
Report: How glacier-melt contributes to sea-level rise
April 30, 2019
Glacier in Juneau, Alaska.
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Mark Prado
That glaciers around the world have been melting at a faster than usual pace has been known for decades, but new research is now linking how the phenomena affects sea-level rise. Read More