Monthly Archives: October 2015

Watering up Halloween, California style

Posted on October 28, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Ghost Writer What better way to spook Californians this Halloween than to appear as a slobbering “Godzilla El Niño.” Or draped in a bedsheet as Godzilla’s opponent, “The Blob,” the amoeba-shaped patch of unusually warm Pacific water blocking storms … Continue reading →

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An update on California fishes of ‘special concern’

Posted on October 22, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Peter Moyle Three-fourths of California’s native fishes are now officially designated as being in trouble, or potentially so. The good news is that not all of these species – 93 of the total 123 native fishes today – have … Continue reading →

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Capturing El Niño for the underground

Posted on October 13, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Philip Bachand, Helen Dahlke, William Horwath, Thomas Harter and Toby O’Geen A much-anticipated “Godzilla” El Niño this winter may refill California’s drought-diminished reservoirs, but it won’t do much to restock the severely depleted aquifers we rely upon to get … Continue reading →

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Urban water conservation for the birds

Posted on October 6, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Jay Lund People who save water like to know their conserving is doing some good, such as sustaining economic growth, building municipal reserves for longer droughts or supporting the environment. But many urban residents are concerned their water savings … Continue reading →

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Time-lapse river videos expose nature in the raw

Posted on October 1, 2015 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Ryan Peek Thanks to its Mediterranean climate, California swings from one extreme to another — severe drought, raging wildfires, big floods. These forces often interact and amplify, as we saw all too well this past summer in the scorching of … Continue reading →

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