NOAA: California ocean water levels break records NOAA Fisheries Hydrology November 5, 2026Above-normal high tides, warm waters, and El-Niño push water levels to new heights From NOAA National Ocean Service Last week,...
REPORT: The Delta in a Changing Climate: Findings from California’s Fifth Climate Change Assessment Maven Climate changeReports November 2, 2026The Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta is central to California’s water supply, agriculture, ecosystems, and cultural heritage. It provides water to more...
NOAA: Kelvin waves, explained NOAA Fisheries Hydrology October 7, 2026A NOAA oceanographer explains Kelvin waves, their part in El Niño events, and their impacts along the U.S. West Coast....
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: A century of sand debt comes due in Malibu Inside Climate News Ecosystems September 27, 2026A new study finds the world’s great surf breaks are vulnerable to climate change. In Malibu, the problem is more...
NOAA FISHERIES: Ocean indicators we’re tracking for El Niño’s arrival on the West Coast NOAA Fisheries Hydrology September 4, 2026Ocean monitoring and species changes will signal El Niño’s arrival. By NOAA Fisheries Has El Niño reached the West Coast?...
USGS: In San Francisco Bay, even an exceptionally wet year can’t supply enough sediment to keep pace with rising seas, new study finds USGS Climate changeEcosystemsResearch article August 25, 2026From the USGS Coastal and Marine Hazards and Resources Program Extreme rainfall can send huge amounts of sediment rushing off...
USGS: Morphodynamics of dune-based coastal flood mitigation under sea level rise USGS Climate changeResearch articleScience July 29, 2026By the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center Natural and engineered sand dunes serve as barriers to protect against...
NASA: Analysis shows La Niña limited sea level rise in 2025 NASA/JPL Climate change February 5, 2026From NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory: A mild La Niña caused greater rainfall over the Amazon basin, which offset rising sea...
CSULB: Researchers trace climate threat rising beneath California Guest Contributor Groundwater News January 22, 2026By Wendy Thomas Russell, Cal State University Long Beach Sea-level rise is easy to picture: flooded roads, eroding bluffs, shrinking...
UC IRVINE: Scientists discover how fast the world’s deltas are sinking UC Irvine Ecosystems January 15, 2026The work reveals which human-driven activities are the main drivers From UC Irvine The world’s deltas are home to hundreds...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: Deltas are sinking faster than seas rise Courthouse News Service Ecosystems January 15, 2026Satellite data reveals what is driving land loss across river deltas worldwide. By Chloe Baul In some of the world’s...
KNEE DEEP TIMES: New study teases out seawall impacts Knee Deep Times Climate change January 13, 2026By Claudia Steiner, Knee Deep Times Experts predict the San Francisco Bay Area will bear two-thirds of the damage from...
COURTHOUSE NEWS: King tides offer a stark preview of future sea levels on California coast Courthouse News Service Climate change December 7, 2025The king tides that ravage the California coast every winter occur when Earth is at its closest to the sun....
EOS: 5,500 toxic sites in the U.S. at risk of flooding as seas rise American Geophysical Union Water quality November 21, 2025By Grace van Deelen, EOS Rising sea levels have put thousands of facilities containing hazardous materials at risk of flooding...
INSIDE CLIMATE NEWS: As seas rise, so do the risks from toxic sites Inside Climate News Water quality November 20, 2025Flooding from surging seas is likely to inundate thousands of U.S. hazardous sites in coming years as global temperatures rise,...
