California quake could cause Katrina II
Many densely populated regions in the US face the threat of flooding as disastrous as after Hurricane Katrina. The culprit is urban spread into river floodplains. In California an earthquake or even a moderate flood could destroy the levee system protecting towns and...
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...
Earthquake!
2006 marks the 100th anniversary of the earthquake that almost wiped San Francisco off the map.Are we ready for it when it happens again? Trust us, you don’t want to find out.WELCOME TO YOUR NIGHTMAREThe minute the next big earthquake hits-whether on the Hayward...
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...