Orchards Not So Chill with Warmer Winters
The Central Valley’s bread basket of stone fruit and nut trees could suffer from less cool time in future winters. But what’s the tipping point?
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Photographing A Valley in Transition
In California’s Central Valley, climate change’s consequences are on full display in these photos, from floods and wildfires to the return of a lost lake.
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Un desastre ‘climático’ controversial en el norte del condado de Monterey
Marginada por bastante tiempo, la comunidad de Pájaro finalmente está recibiendo apoyo para prevenir inundaciones. ¿Será suficiente?
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Rising Waters Bring New Toxics Threat to Hunters Point
S.F.’s Hunters Point is already toxic for residents and the Bay. Sea level and groundwater rise, along with bigger storms, threaten to make the problem worse.
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Harmful Blooms Spur More Wastewater Upgrades
To reduce nitrogen loads, the Bay Area is facing an overhaul of wastewater plants to the tune of $16B. Sea level rise calls for other retrofits. The two could require the heftiest investment in clean water infrastructure in decades.
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