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A 2022 king tide pushed groundwater up through this San Leandro drain. Photo: Kristina Hill.
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Downtown Montecito, during 2019 storm events similar to those the Bay Area is experiencing this year. The adjacent Russian River is one of the most flood-prone rivers in California. Photo: Jak Wonderly.
Satellite photo of a bomb cyclone over the West Coast captured on January 4, 2023. Photo: NASA.
A San Francisco bus, one of the city’s bio-diesel fleet. Photo: Ariel Rubissow Okamoto.
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Winter waterfront view of Manhattan from Queens. Photo by Ruoyu Li on Unsplash.
Manhattan, Miami and San Francisco are all facing off with the ocean as it advances on their urban footprints. Photo: by Mario Bruns, Unsplash.
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Leadership academy graduates. Photo courtesy Phoenix Armenta.
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Quick Reads
New Maps Reveal Bay Area Flood Threat From Below
As Bay Area residents kayaked through flooded streets and bailed out buildings during California’s recent storms, they faced not only bursting creeks and pouring rain but also rising groundwater.
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More Chances for San Rafael Canal Communities to Be Heard
In November 2022 San Rafael launched a resilience planning project that has community-based organizations playing an active role in decision-making.
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In Atlas of Disaster, No One is Safe
According to the Atlas of Disaster, 90% of U.S. counties have had an extreme weather event in the last ten years, and California had more disasters than any other state between 2011 and 2021. The report also offers a cost-effective path forward.
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What Exactly is a Bomb Cyclone Anyway?
It’s hard for me to imagine a scarier name for weather than bomb cyclone — the kind of California experienced on January 4, 2023 — and in the days leading up to the storm, the media frenzy amped up my fears even more. Next, PG&E and my internet provider warned me of service outages. Then, Governor Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency.
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San Francisco’s Subtle Greenwashing
San Francisco is increasingly seen as a “green” city but its track record doesn’t hold up under scrutiny.
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Teaching to Weather the Storms Within
Between gasping sobs, a boy in a viral video explains that he’s upset because of climate change. San Mateo county’s education office is trying to help.
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Rising Seas Bring the Cryosphere to NYC’s Battery Park City
From New York’s Battery Park City and Staten Island to the Cryosphere, follow sea level rise resilience work in this 13 minute audio story.
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How Far Can Metro Harbors Go on Nature-Based Shore Protection?
Typical flood protections rely on engineered structures. But there’s a new push at the national level of the US Army Corps of Engineers to prioritize working with nature. Storm surge plans currently underway in New York, Miami and San Francisco highlight a range of nature-based fixes.
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Storm Surge Resilience Jigsaw Confounds New York
An Army Corps storm surge and flood plan for the New-York-New Jersey waterfront, now going through a public comment period, could be the most far-reaching coastal resilience project the region has seen thus far. The preferred alternative, however, is leaving advocates and community groups questioning if all the pieces will ever fit together.
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Oaklanders Leading on Climate
The 14 graduates of the inaugural 2021 Oakland Shoreline Leadership Academy have new skills to confront the rising tide head-on. “It’s completely changed how I look at the environment,” confesses Academy alum Shy Walker.
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Two Towns Shortlisted for FEMA Millions
Grimes and Belvedere were the only two northern California towns that FEMA shortlisted this year for flood prevention funding. But flood protection is often more easily planned than done.
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San Mateo County Pieces Falling Into Place
A plan to protect SFO could become a critical link in a chain of resilience projects along the San Mateo County bayshore. But projects that cross jurisdictional borders, get complicated.
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CHATTER
What exactly is a bomb cyclone anyway? Answer: pressure drops, giant cyclones speed up, and we experience extreme wind storms like the one that hit California in early January 2023.
Bomb cyclones can be the size of continents & gather strength so rapidly their growth is called explosive—hence their scary name. “It’s a small step from explosive to bomb.” My story for @KneeDeepTimes https://www.kneedeeptimes.org/what-exactly-is-a-bomb-cyclone-anyway/
This January, our stories match the weather: water from the sky, water from the sea, water bubbling up out of storm drains, and water that is no longer, "Someone Else's Problem." In our new issue, read about communities preparing for a wetter world. https://conta.cc/3iJag2g
After losing his home in #Montecito's devastating 2018 #mudslide, Curtis Skene decided to do something. The "debris basin" he championed, completed this summer, gives Montecito's mudslides somewhere to go--besides into homes. https://www.kneedeeptimes.org/california-reeling/
Atmospheric rivers driving this week's #bayarea #flooding...
- are projected to intensify with climate change
- may contribute to local sea level rise
The @OneShoreline project is working to coordinate flood resiliency across San Mateo County:
https://www.kneedeeptimes.org/san-mateo-county-pieces-falling-into-place/ 🧵1/4
Want to keep an eye out for #kingtides? Saturday's high tide rolls in around:
🌊 10:30 a.m (coast)
🌊 11:30 a.m. (East Bay)
🌊 12:30 a.m. (South Bay)
📸The @CA_king_tides project is collecting photos of king tides to help prep for sea level rise: https://www.kneedeeptimes.org/royally-flooded-dispatches-from-the-highest-tides/
A San Francisco bus, one of the city’s bio-diesel fleet. Photo: Ariel Rubissow Okamoto.
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