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"California is releasing 500,000 mosquitoes. Here's why that's a good thing"
#California #Mosquitoes

California is releasing 500,000 mosquitoes into the San Gabriel Valley. It's actually a good thing
The sterile insect technique has been adopted worldwide for nearly 70 years.

New digital tool shows exactly where California's water goes—and how climate change might disrupt it https://phys.org/news/2026-09-digital-tool-california-climate-disrupt.html

New digital tool shows exactly where California's water goes—and how climate change might disrupt it
Water has always been one of California's most contested resources. For more than a century, battles have raged over how much of the state's water should be diverted to farmland, pumped into cities or used to conserve aquatic ecosystems—and at times, these clashes have even led to violence. The state's water system consists of a dizzying array of reservoirs, rivers, dams and aqueducts, making it challenging even for experts to understand the trade-offs of different management decisions.

California has lost more than half of its coastal sand dunes, first-ever assessment reveals #California

California has lost more than half of its coastal sand dunes, first-ever assessment reveals
A study conducted by UC Santa Barbara researchers and collaborators has found that California has lost more than half of its coastal dune systems. The researchers' assessment—the first of its kind for the California coast—estimates that 60% of dune systems that existed from 1850 have been lost, due to a combination of urban development, land-use changes and erosion.

This Santa Cruz Island fox (Urocyon littoralis santacruzae) has never had to update a syllabus and it shows
#naturalist #wildlife #photography

"California canal solar project reduces evaporation and generates power"
#US #USA #America #California

California canal solar project reduces evaporation and generates power | The Optimist Daily
A California pilot program covering irrigation canals with solar panels cut water evaporation by 70 percent and reduced aquatic weeds by 85 percent.

Colour me skeptical, but #Meta potentially faces USD 1.2 trillion damages in a #California trial that could change #SocialMedia forever.

No more doom scrolling or Instagram Stories? A Meta trial loss could end the social media we know
"These trials are often compared to the Big Tobacco lawsuits of the 90s, and the outcome will likely be analogous as well," one analyst told CNBC.

"The bill that brings green hydrogen into California’s clean energy grid"
#US #USA #America #California

The bill that brings green hydrogen into California’s clean energy grid | The Optimist Daily
California signed SB 1350, qualifying green hydrogen as renewable energy and addressing the overnight fossil fuel gap.

#StandUpForScience

Anyone have a favorite restaurant in San Francisco to recommend? #SanFrancisco #california #restaurant #food

"California becomes first US state to set efficiency rules for replacement tires"
#US #USA #America #California

California becomes first US state to set efficiency rules for replacement tires
Regulations that would block sale of older tires praised by environmental groups amid rightwing backlash

"California Creek Restoration Helps Young Salmon Grow Twice as Fast—And Doubles Their Survival Rate"
#US #USA #America #California

California Creek Restoration Helps Young Salmon Grow Twice as Fast—And Doubles Their Survival Rate
Prairie Creek in CA has been transformed, with added wetlands for young coho salmon to grow bigger before making their journey to the ocean.

I'm thinking of a trip to Napa this fall. Any recommendations on places to stay, vineyards to visit/avoid? #wine #california #napa #vineyards #grapes #viticulture

The National Weather Service has issued an extreme heat warning for much of Southern #California from Wednesday morning through Thursday.
🔗 Full story: #LAist)
#LosAngeles #weather #heatwave