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Dancers & Divas Conjure Climate Art and Island History
Musicians, storytellers, photographers, and an aerial dance troupe explore sea level rise in a year-long series of arts events in Alameda.
Pros and Cons of Hydrogen in the Climate Space
An inside look at the advantages and challenges of hydrogen fuel in California’s clean energy strategy. A new ferry in San Francisco showboats the hydrogen “gold rush.”
When Hot Gets Hotter
Recent research from UC Berkeley’s David Romps explores how extreme heat and humidity push the body to its physiological limits.
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How to Keep Our Furry Friends Cool in Record Temperatures
We talked to the House Rabbit Society and Bay Area pet owners to gather practical advice about how to keep animals cool during hot weather.
Dancers & Divas Conjure Climate Art and Island History
Musicians, storytellers, photographers, and an aerial dance troupe explore sea level rise in a year-long series of arts events in Alameda.
Pros and Cons of Hydrogen in the Climate Space
An inside look at the advantages and challenges of hydrogen fuel in California’s clean energy strategy. A new ferry in San Francisco showboats the hydrogen “gold rush.”
When Hot Gets Hotter
Recent research from UC Berkeley’s David Romps explores how extreme heat and humidity push the body to its physiological limits.
South City Trapped by Freeways But Rising
Francesca Pedraza and Julio Garcia are installing air quality monitors and cleaning a local creek, bringing change to frontline neighborhoods.
A Landscaper Rethinks East Bay Gardens
My landscape maintenance company has a front row seat to how climate change is changing Bay Area gardens. Here’s what a water-wise garden looks like.
State Nudges Ocean Coast Planners to Be More Prepared
The California Coastal Commission has updated their Sea Level Rise Policy Guidance with new Senate Bill 272 guidelines and more certainty about near-term sea level rise.
Uncertainty Requires a Buffet of Resilience Choices
Oakland plans three main resilience hubs. Activists say funding a more decentralized network could be more equitable.
New Rules on Rebuilds, FEMA Says No to Wet Feet
New construction projects supported by federal emergency funding must be built to withstand extreme floods, including anticipated rise in sea level.
Marshes Could Save Bay Area Half a Billion Dollars in Floods
UCSC scientist Rae Taylor-Burns has assigned marsh restoration projects a dollar value in terms of human assets protected from climate change driven flooding.
Seeding Urban Gardens with Love
Two Bay Area gardens are getting a boost from a new, country-wide seed sharing model promoting permaculture.
Changemaker Gets to Know Gilroy
Mariah Padilla, a Bay Area native and city planning student, is exploring community-centric planning with Gilroy.