climate change

12 Nov 2024

UC Berkeley May Have Just Solved Climate Change

UC Berkeley chemist Omar Yaghi and his team have discovered a powder called COF-999 that can potentially suck carbon dioxide out of the air, potentially saving the world from global warming.

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10 Sep 2024

San Francisco’s Iconic Fog Is Vanishing, and It’s a Huge Deal

Recent studies suggest that California’s coastal fog, known as Karl, may be disappearing due to climate change and urban heat islands, which could have significant impacts on local ecosystems and agriculture.

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

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01 Jan 2024

Heavy Rainfall in the Bay Area Tied to Climate Collapse

As the little hill outside of my 4th Avenue house became a veritable deluge of dirty bathwater, pooling rain making the intersection nigh unusable for anything other than a lifted SUV, I threw on a wide-brimmed hat and hefted a garbage can to the sidewalk. I plunged my arms into

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11 Dec 2023

This San Franciscan Says Infinite Economic Growth Is a Lie

Sitting at the English pub the Pig & Whistle on Geary Boulevard, beanie-clad and iron-jawed Chad Baron described the inner workings of conservationist economics to a table of college students. He did it because no one in the group really knew what he meant when he said “degrowth,” a semi-complicated

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26 Sep 2023

San Francisco Is About To Get Hella Trees (Literally)

No, this article isn’t about weed. San Francisco has plenty of weed. This article is about trees. Like actual trees. San Francisco has the reputation of an urban oasis, but is that reputation entirely true? Yes and no. While San Francisco has vast expanses of open space and a robust

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05 May 2023

Youth vs. Apocalypse Raises Their Young Voices in Protest

For the past few years young climate activists have been gathering in the thousands to raise their voices in protest. They are Youth vs. Apocalypse (YVA). Look for them in Sacramento for Lobby Day on May 16th as they march in protest. They also plan to go to a hearing and

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14 Mar 2023

Why Rain on Snow in the California Mountains Worries Scientists

By Keith Musselman for The Conversation Another round of powerful atmospheric rivers is hitting California, following storms in January and February 2023 that dumped record amounts of snow. This time, the storms are warmer, and they are triggering flood warnings as they bring rain higher into the mountains – on top

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06 Sep 2022

Climate Change Is Killing Karl The Fog And California

As I am writing this, San Francisco is hovering around 90 degrees and for the first time since moving to the City, I wish I had an air conditioner. The East Bay, where I’m originally from, is even hotter. Oakland may break 100 degrees before the day ends, and when

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