California Curated

California, explained. Science, landscapes, and hidden systems of the Golden State. New stories weekly.

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

A rare earth metals mine in California could be the United States answer to Chinese dominance. https://t.co/waLRIq7y4K

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

A little-known 18.6-year lunar cycle is expected to amplify tides in the 2030s. Combined with rising sea levels, it could significantly increase flooding in some coastal communities. California may be particularly vulnerable. https://t.co/qxyP14temY #climatechange

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

California’s public university system spent $16.9 million on A.I. The result has been chaos.
https://t.co/7wZq7FA4jo

[Scripps Institution of Oceanography @Scripps_Ocean]

📈 For nearly 70 years, Scripps Oceanography scientists have maintained a daily record of global atmospheric CO² concentration known as the Keeling Curve. Watch this video to learn more, and head to the @Keeling_curve website to see the latest reading: https://t.co/NIk7x7Z3Hd

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

@FranceenKP @NatureUnedited It’s not AI, it’s just a factual error.

[KQED Science @KQEDscience]

Scientists Worry El Niño Could Supercharge Marine Heat Wave Roiling Coastal California https://t.co/2xnONqafff

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

@Skull_Kid_87 @NatureUnedited @grok True. You are correct.

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

@tickerticker @NatureUnedited @grok No

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

@YosemiteNPS

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

The granite walls of Yosemite look eternal. They are not. Every year, massive slabs peel away from the cliffs in rockfalls driven by gravity, fractures, freeze-thaw cycles, and a geological process called exfoliation. https://t.co/owtHui3UtZ

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

Most people think Yosemite’s granite towers like Half Dome and El Capitan were formed entirely by glaciers, the reality is a little different: https://t.co/lOzVFnRIDu

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

Of course they will

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

🚨: Oxford biologist says that if humans go extinct, octopuses could build the next civilization.

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

The granite walls of Yosemite look eternal. They are not. Every year, massive slabs peel away from the cliffs in rockfalls driven by gravity, fractures, freeze-thaw cycles, and a geological process called exfoliation. https://t.co/owtHui3UtZ

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

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[Colin McCarthy @US_Stormwatch]

Despite the 2nd worst spring snowpack on record in California since 1950, water storage across the state remains in amazing shape at 118% of historical average to date. Oroville, California's 2nd largest reservoir, for example, is 98% full holding 1.1 trillion gallons of water.

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

Most Californians have no idea that just offshore lies a chasm deeper than the Grand Canyon. Monterey Canyon plunges nearly 12,000 feet beneath the Pacific, creating an alien world of glowing creatures. 🌊

https://t.co/0lcmWT1fUg

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

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[NWS Fairbanks @NWSFairbanks]

☀️ Today in Utqiagvik (the northernmost city in the United States), the sun rose above the horizon at 2:57 AM and won’t set again for 84 straight days or until August 2nd! Here's a look at a timelapse showing the sunset and sunrise this morning. #akwx

[Erik Olsen @olsentropy]

Cool story. Trust me. 👇👇👇👇

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

Last year, more sections of the country’s rivers were reconnected thanks to dam removals than at any other time in history, according to the nonprofit group American Rivers. https://t.co/d7taZE0QpH via @NYTimes

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[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

Most Californians have no idea that just offshore lies a chasm deeper than the Grand Canyon. Monterey Canyon plunges nearly 12,000 feet beneath the Pacific, creating an alien world of glowing creatures. 🌊

https://t.co/0lcmWT1fUg

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

Most Californians have no idea that just offshore lies a chasm deeper than the Grand Canyon. Monterey Canyon plunges nearly 12,000 feet beneath the Pacific, creating an alien world of glowing creatures. 🌊

https://t.co/0lcmWT1fUg

[California Curated @ScienceWeekly]

Manzanitas are so common across California, yet few plants are as strange, sculptural, and uniquely beautiful. https://t.co/L1fYRSbKEQ