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Evidence Suggests California’s Drought is the Worst in 1,200 Years

By Guest PostApril 2, 2015Environmentcalifornia, daniel griffin, drought, evidence, kevin anchukaitis, kuenstliche schaedeldeformation, mario novak, schaedeldeformation, zeichen der zugehoerigkeit, zeit der voelkerwanderung

As California finally experiences the arrival of a rain-bearing Pineapple Express this week, two climate scientists from the University of Minnesota and Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution have shown that the drought of 2012-2014 has been the worst in 1,200 years. (more…)

Changes in Coastal Upwelling Linked to Variability in Marine Ecosystem Off California

By Guest PostOctober 4, 2014Environmentaditya sinha, annette boesmeier, austin, blue sunrise, california, changes, climate pattern, daniel griffin, diverse ecosystem, enso, fishery, iso himmelsbach, marine ecosystem, North America, pm per kilogram, reproductive success, ruediger glaser, shocking origin, traditional stoves, university of texas, variability, wood burning stoves

AUSTIN, Texas — In findings of relevance to conservationists and the fishing industry, new research links short-term reductions in growth and reproduction of marine animals off the California coast to increasing variability in the strength of coastal upwelling currents — currents that supply nutrients to the region’s diverse ecosystem. (more…)