Growing Risk Of Water Shortages And Flooding In California
Thanks to greenhouse gases, California risks more winter floods and summer droughts.Global warming will affect river flows. We’ll have more rain and less snow. Snow remains will melt earlier in the year.California’s major rivers will flow higher during...
Nature lovers get dirty on World Wetlands Day
What a great way to spend a sunny Saturday morning!With my dog in tow I joined my neighbors and local volunteers in planting some native plant seedlings to help protect our local open space.In my case “local open space” is a protected wetland sandwiched...
Untangled Humpback Whale Nuzzled Her SaviorsUntangled Humpback Whale Nuzzled Her Saviors
A humpback whale freed by divers from a tangle of crab trap lines near the Farallon Islands nudged its rescuers and flapped around in what marine experts said was a rare and remarkable encounter.Read the whole beautiful story:Daring rescue of whale off...