Nearly 800 people were stricken by West Nile Virus in 2014 and the ongoing drought is likely to mean high numbers of people will contract the virus this year as well.
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A closer look at Bay Area cleantech investment trends reveals that investment peaked in 2008 and has been declining since then.
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Due to California’s infamous drought and the effects of climate change, Tahoe is experiencing record low snowpack which has drastically affected the ski experience.
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While the actual occurrence of this year’s event is still in the air, the world-renowned surf competition is partnering with the Monterey Bay Aquarium in order to promote conservation of the ocean.
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Officials say San Mateo will be “the hardest hit county” in the nine-county Bay Area by sea level rise, and “one of the hardest hit in the entire state.”
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“Food Justice” focuses on ensuring equitable benefits and risks of how food is grown, processed, transported, distributed and consumed.
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Civic and industry leaders made a plea for technology companies to expand their footprint in the civic sphere, while noting that Silicon Valley had made strides in at least one area: energy innovation.
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In this time of exploding population, climate change, and distressing levels of both food waste and global hunger, experts differ on views about ways to grow food.
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Local animal groups teamed up this month to give young hens from a “battery” egg farm a second chance.
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Sea stars can give scientists hints about what climate change is doing to their habitats in the rocky intertidal.
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Californians may have felt the pinch of the ongoing drought. But native fish species face a bigger crisis: as waterways grow drier, the fish could die off from local rivers and creeks as a result.
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Demand for organically grown, farm-raised products has never been higher. But despite all the recent rain, the ongoing drought across California’s Central Valley has made it challenging for farmers to cope with.
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