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Imprisoned with Climate Change

Climate change has a disproportionate impact on incarcerated Americans. Juan Moreno Haines, one of 2.3 million prisoners in the US, describes his experience.

Heading to the Santa Monica Pier. Photo: Maylin Kim.

Bittersweet Beach Outing to See King Tide

Author Maylin Tu By Maylin Tu
On a clear morning in January, a group of tide worshippers gathered at the Santa Monica Pier to "celebrate the ocean and build our climate community,” said Laurene von Klan.

A 2022 king tide pushed groundwater up through this San Leandro drain. Photo: Kristina Hill.

New Maps Reveal Bay Area Flood Threat From Below

Author Meg Duff By Meg Duff
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.

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.

In Atlas of Disaster, No One is Safe

Author John Hart By John Hart
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...

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Citizen Methane

Methane, a potent greenhouse gas, leaks from abandoned wells across the country. Curtis Shuck has been finding them by hand, well by well. But finding the leaks is where satellites...

Clearing defensible space around a fire rebuild in Calistoga. Photo: Andrew Gansa.

Future-Proof Homes?

Oona Khan dreams about her home of the future, after losing her Malibu retreat to fire. Caught in a quagmire of legal battles with Southern California Edison, and surging construction...

Artist Siena Lopez was "very inspired by solar punk" for this climate castle.

The Case for Climate Castles

As climate change throws more extreme events at us, isn't it time to think bigger, bolder, further ahead? Six young architects draw climate-resilient castles.

Community demand and decades of organizing resulted in the Casa Adelante project in San Francisco’s Mission District, creating both a public park and affordable housing 2020. Image: MEDA.

Looking for Justice at the Nexus of Housing and Climate Policy

How housing is built and who it is built for are not only equity questions, but also climate mitigation questions. When people can afford to live near their jobs, their...

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Safer at School from Wildfire Smoke?

Author Katie Rodriguez By Katie Rodriguez
Research confirms the drastic impacts wildfire smoke has had on school learning. But 16 East Bay schools now have updated air filters and more actions are in the pipeline statewide.

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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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Future-Proof Homes?

Oona Khan dreams about her home of the future, after losing her Malibu retreat to fire. Caught in a quagmire of legal battles with Southern California Edison, and surging construction costs, Khan is still waiting to start construction.

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In Part 1 FIRE, KneeDeep explores where to expect debris flows from burn scars, how one neighborhood became fire wise, and what schools are doing to become safe havens.

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March 2023 This March a levee broke along the Pajaro River in Monterey County south of San Jose. The break sent a devastating amount of water gushing into the nearby township of Pajaro around midnight, leaving the entire town flooded as shown in this drone image. The breach also displaced a migrant community of mostly Latino farmworkers. The state's Department of Water Resources is now providing technical assistance for emergency repairs to the levee break. Photo: Ken James, DWR

March 2023

This March a levee broke along the Pajaro River in Monterey County south of San Jose. The break sent a devastating amount of water gushing into the nearby township of Pajaro around midnight, leaving the entire town flooded as shown in this drone image. The breach also displaced a migrant community of mostly Latino farmworkers. The state's Department of Water Resources is now providing technical assistance for emergency repairs to the levee break. Photo: Ken James, DWR