California is failing to prepare for droughts
Climate change isn't a problem for the future. It's here, and California isn't remotely prepared to deal with the consequences.
Environment
Mar 3, 2022
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News tagged with sierra nevada
New federal wildfire plan is ambitious, but the Forest Service needs more money and people to fight growing risks
People living in the western U.S. have been concerned about wildfires for a long time, but the past two years have left many of them fearful and questioning whether any solutions to the fire crisis truly exist.
Environment
Jan 26, 2022
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Mother bears and cubs battle for survival as wildfire, drought and traffic take heavy toll
Whether emblazoned on California's flag or described in myth, the bear stands as a potent symbol of courage and strength—a ferocious embodiment of the North American wilderness.
Plants & Animals
Jan 19, 2022
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California spotted owls benefit from forest restoration
Forest restoration treatments can reduce future fire severity and benefit populations of California spotted owls, even with temporary disruptions within owl habitats in the Sierra Nevada, CA.
Ecology
Dec 17, 2021
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Giant Forest to reopen months after fires threatened sequoias
Three months after wildfire flames ripped through California's ancient sequoia groves, officials at the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks have announced the Giant Forest will reopen to the public.
Environment
Dec 13, 2021
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California's water supplies are in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells, especially in the Sierra Nevada
California is preparing for a third straight year of drought, and officials are tightening limits on water use to levels never seen so early in the water year. Most of the state's water reservoirs are well below average, ...
Environment
Dec 8, 2021
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Fires in the Sierra Nevada likely to grow in frequency
Naturalist John Muir called the Sierra Nevada "the Range of Light." But a more ominous nickname, "the Range of Fire," may lie ahead, according to new research from the University of California, Irvine. By 2040, as humans ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 18, 2021
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Sierra Nevada shown to have two geologic birthdays
When geologist Elizabeth Miller started mapping a fault system in Death Valley, she questioned the origin of some sedimentary rocks previously assumed to be locally derived. Now, analysis has revealed where they really came ...
Earth Sciences
Nov 15, 2021
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Big fires demand a big response: Lessons from the 1910 'Big Burn'
Over two days in the summer of 1910, wildfires roared across the bone-dry forests of the inland Northwestern U.S., the Rockies, and parts of British Columbia. Whole towns burned. The blazes scorched 3 million acres of forest, ...
Environment
Sep 28, 2021
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Future of Lake Tahoe clarity in question as wildfires worsen
When a wildfire crested the mountains near North America's largest alpine lake, embers and ash that zipped across a smoky sky pierced Lake Tahoe's clear blue waters.
Environment
Sep 16, 2021
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