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Warmer water will kill off most of California’s native fishes

Posted on May 31, 2013 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Peter Moyle The peculiar pattern of rain California had this winter – virtually none in January and February – should remind us all that climate change is really happening now. “Abnormal” events will become increasingly frequent as our era … Continue reading →

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Ten realities for managing the Delta

Posted on February 26, 2013 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

By Peter Moyle I have been working on Delta fishes for about 40 years. Increasingly, I have curmudgeonly thoughts about what is needed to make the ecosystem work better. Here I present these thoughts as “Ten Realities” – statements of … Continue reading →

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Climate change and California water – past, present and future

Posted on January 13, 2013 by UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences

Everyone talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it. – Charles Dudley Warner, 1897 By Jay R. Lund Talk of climate change and water in California is fraught with handwringing and delusions. Much discussion borders on alarmist or … Continue reading →

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An uncertain future for whitewater boating under climate change

Posted on July 14, 2011 by cathrynlawrence

Scott Ligare, Graduate Student Researcher, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, UC Davis Joshua Viers, Associate Research Scientist, Department of Environmental Science & Policy, UC Davis Summer arrived belatedly in northern California and high snowmelt runoff is attracting adrenaline junkies seeking … Continue reading →

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