QUICK READS
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.
IN DEPTH
Don’t Count on Kelp to Buffer the Coast
Before breaking on the coast, California waves may pass through kelp forests, but whether this softens coastal erosion like other “blue infrastructure” is difficult to pin down.
Ashland Trades in Car Lot for Community Zocalo
An unincorporated area of Alameda County identified by local government as in need of more park space got a new, climate resilient gathering spot and “town square” this summer.
CHATTER
Imagining a More Climate-Just World
The Mycelium Youth Network releases a compendium of role playing, live-action dungeons and dragons games to help tackle the climate crisis.
Changemaker Gets to Know Gilroy
Mariah Padilla, a Bay Area native and city planning student, is exploring community-centric planning with Gilroy.
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Antarctic Penguins?
Created by Vrinda Manglik for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
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