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
📈 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
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
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
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
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.
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
☀️ 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
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
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
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