The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| How Greening California Schoolyards Protects Kids and the Climate | | With $150 million dedicated to green schoolyards over the next 2 years under the California Schoolyard Forest System, Oakland campuses are already feeling the impact. | | |
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| What California's Wet Winter Means for Fire Season | | A group of fire directors say the potential for big fires this year is much less than in recent years. | | |
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| Climate Fix: Can Forcing Pension Funds to Divest from Fossil Fuels Help California Reduce Carbon Emissions? | | In this episode of “Climate Fix: Rethinking Solutions for California,” we talk about how divestment works and what it could mean for California. | | |
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| | | Greenbelt Alliance | Sea levels are rising, summers are hotter, and wildfires and major floods are a regular threat. Greenbelt Alliance has identified 19 Bay Area Resilience Hotspots where these climate impacts are extreme—and where communities are taking action. Is your city one of them?
Explore our interactive digital map at greenbelt.org/hotspots.
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| How to Stay Cool (and Safe) in the Fourth of July Weekend Heat Wave | | With a Northern California heat wave coming for the July 4 holiday weekend, anyone's health can be at risk when the Bay Area's weather warms up. Here are the safety tips everyone should know. | | |
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| This Fishing Gear Can Help Save Whales. What Will It Take for Fishermen to Use It? | | On both the East and West coasts, whales are at risk of being entangled and injured by ropes used by fishermen. Fishing grounds are being closed, but new technology could help avoid that. | | |
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| Deep Look: This Giant Plant Looks Like Raw Meat and Smells Like Dead Rat | | The corpse flower opens when it’s warm, and its survival strategy is based on deception. It’s not a flower and it’s not a rotting dead animal, but it mimics both. The specimen named Scarlet at the Conservatory of Flowers in San Francisco is expected to bloom any time. Learn more about the corpse flower in this Deep Look episode from our archives. | | |
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| Deep Look: Yellowjackets Roll Tiny Meatballs for The Babies | | Why is that yellowjacket crashing your BBQ? Well, she wants what you’re having: burgers, hot dogs, fish and turkey. But she doesn’t eat them herself. Her nest’s larvae need that protein to develop. | | |
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