SCIENCE NEWS: NASA data show San Joaquin Valley still sinking; Contaminants in the Bay Delta; California’s rain may shed light on new questions about what causes earthquakes; Slower snowmelt in a warming world; and more ….
In science news this week: NASA data show California’s San Joaquin Valley still sinking; Tainted waters: Contaminants in the Bay Delta; California’s rain may shed light on new questions about what causes earthquakes; Defining snow drought and why it matters; Slower snowmelt in a warming world; USGS Publication: ‘State of the Salton Sea—A Science & Monitoring Meeting of Scientists for the Salton Sea’ and More; Restoring predators and prey together speeds recovery; Six things to know about coastal habitat restoration; Your water on drugs; and ‘Atmospheric rivers’ associated with California flooding also common in the southeast NASA data show California’s San Joaquin Valley still sinking: “Since the 1920s, excessive pumping of groundwater at thousands of wells in California’s San Joaquin Valley has caused land in sections of the valley to subside, or sink, by as much as 28 feet (8.5 meters).
Already, land subsidence has damaged thousands of public and private groundwater wells throughout the San Joaquin Valley.
… ” Read more from FishBio here: Tainted waters: Contaminants in the Bay Delta California’s rain may shed light on new questions about what causes earthquakes: “In recent weeks, California has experienced unusually heavy rainfall.
Earthquakes are triggered by a tiny additional increment of stress added to a fault already loaded almost to breaking point.
… ” Read more from EOS here: Defining snow drought and why it matters Slower snowmelt in a warming world: “As the world warms, mountain snowpack will not only melt earlier, it will also melt more slowly, according to a new study by scientists at the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR).
“The Sun just isn’t providing enough energy at that time of year to drive high snowmelt rates.” … ” Read more from NCAR’s AtmosNews here: Slower snowmelt in a warming world USGS Publication: ‘State of the Salton Sea—A Science & Monitoring Meeting of Scientists for the Salton Sea’ and More!
: ” … The Salton Sea (Sea) is an ecosystem facing large systemic changes in the near future.
… ” Read more from the Northwest Fisheries Science Center here: Restoring predators and prey together speeds recovery Six things to know about coastal habitat restoration: “Did you know that NOAA’s Restoration Center has been restoring habitat for 25 years?
… ” Read more from Science Daily here: ‘Atmospheric rivers’ associated with California flooding also common in the southeast Maven’s XKCD Comic Pick of the Week … Sign up for daily email service and you’ll never miss a post!