Priyanka Runwal

Wave Gliders like this one provided mobile platforms for measuring carbon dioxide in the air and waters of Monterey Bay. (Photo courtesy of Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute)

CO₂ emissions from Silicon Valley and Salinas linked to ocean acidification in Monterey Bay

May 6, 2019 at 6:48 a.m.

Scientists from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI) report that CO² emissions from Silicon Valley and Salinas Valley are blowing over to Monterey Bay, a region renowned for its...

A dead whale has been spotted at Brooks Island Regional Preserve in Richmond. (Courtesy ABC7 News)

Why are gray whales dying in the San Francisco Bay?

April 23, 2019 at 3:06 p.m.

So far, seven migrating whales have been reported dead in the San Francisco Bay — some from colliding with ships, which is not unusual, others from starvation, which is rare.

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA, CA – DECEMBER 18: Jim Leap is photographed on his property on Tuesday, Dec. 18, 2018, in San Juan Bautista, Calif. Leap grows grains, fruits, and vegetables on about one acre of his land using dry farming techniques. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group)

California’s ‘dry farmers’ grow crops without irrigation

February 12, 2019 at 9:35 a.m.

SAN JUAN BAUTISTA — Jim Leap fondly recalls the first Early Girl tomatoes he grew at UC Santa Cruz’s farm in 1990. Sweet and bursting with flavor, they were raised...

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