| | | Frank Gehrke spent much of his 31 years on skis and snowshoes, in remote corners of the Sierra Nevada, measuring California's "frozen reservoir." What does he think about California's water future? | | |
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| | | If you live on the West Coast, you may hear the term "atmospheric river" thrown around. These massive, fast-moving storm systems can transport more than 25 times as much moisture as flows through the mouth of the Mississippi River. As you're breaking out those rain slickers, boots and umbrellas, here’s what you need to know. | | |
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| | | A new generation of sharp-eyed satellites will help more than weather forecasters; they could be a breakthrough tool in managing wildfires. | | |
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| | | His death takes place amid a crisis for Hawaii's native snails, whose populations have been decimated by invasive species. | | |
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| | | Some people's faces, or even just a photo of them, hint at the genes they carry. According to a recent study, a new algorithm can predict not only whether they carry a genetic mutation, but which genes were mutated. | | |
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| | | The massive collector meant to clean the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is struggling to capture plastic. | | |
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| | | As the open access movement in scientific research gains ground, the University of California is trying to negotiate free public access to its own research with the publisher Elsevier. | | |
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