Coastal Science & Policy
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For This Bay Area Island City, Water Is Coming From All Sides
But water from above is not the only issue. Patrick Barnard, research director for the UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, said about 60% of Alameda’s groundwater is already close to the surface — without further sea level rise. “We know there are lots of issues in Alameda, but bottom line, it’s effectively…
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Experts examine how climate change will create more king tides in Bay Area
Video from the UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience shows a visualization of San Mateo County, an area that faces significant sea-level rise impacts. It is their projection during a 100-year storm. Professor Mike Beck, the Director of the Center, is watching this closely. Additional coverage by CBS News Bay Area, NBC Bay…
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How can nature protect us from the effects of climate change
UC Santa Cruz economics professor Galina Hale hosts Center for Coastal Climate Resilience Director Mike Beck on the radio show “Cutting Edge,” to discuss their new study on nature-based solutions for climate adaptation.
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Florida’s first offshore fish farms are coming. Are they floating hazards?
If Ocean Era is committed to preserving the environment, one net pen isn’t likely to harm the Gulf, said Rod Fujita, a marine ecologist at the University of California Santa Cruz. “The big question is, what happens after that?” Fujita said.
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Kelp restoration film reveals extent of crisis, hope for recovery
UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience evolutionary biologist Malin Pinsky’s research is driven by the understanding of the severity of these kelp die-offs.
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‘I never want to leave’: What it’s like to live on this S.F. island that’s full of young people
“Treasure Island is an example of the really critical tradeoffs that the housing shortage has forced cities like San Francisco to reckon with,” said Patrick Barnard, research director at UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience.
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Santa Cruz’s king tides: How experts and residents are taking part in research
At UC Santa Cruz’s Center for Coastal Climate Resilience, researchers are also seizing the moment. Computer scientist Alex Pang and graduate student Mona Zhao are using webcams, machine learning and 3D modeling to track how beaches shift from day to day.
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Scientists deploy cutting-edge tech to combat looming threat to US coastline: ‘Fundamental to motivating action’
Researchers from UC Santa Cruz have teamed up with NVIDIA to help officials better understand the risks of coastal erosion and learn how to mitigate damage.
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How beaches are affected by climate change
“We know sea-level rise is happening in response to this warming. It’s widely understood through the observational evidence of what is happening,” said Patrick Barnard, research director for the UC Santa Cruz Center for Coastal Climate Resilience. “And now, we really need to move to thinking about solutions as a global community–and not arguing about…
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Big Waves and High Tides Can Be Just as Insidious as Hurricanes
“Large waves and high tides are already beating up the shoreline,” said Gary Griggs, a professor of earth and planetary sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz. A 2019 study by a UC Santa Cruz associate professor, Borja Reguero, and others used satellite data and modeling to suggest waves had grown 0.47% more powerful…
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As Coastline Erodes, One California City Considers ‘Retreat Now’
“We overall are much better at spending recovery money — that is, addressing issues after disasters — than we are at spending hazard mitigation,” said Michael Beck, director of the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at the University of California, Santa Cruz. On the East Coast, the predominant strategy for protecting shorelines has been to…
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Environmental advocates line up against Trump administration marine policy
Anne Kapuscinski, professor of environmental studies and director of the new Coastal Science and Policy Program, was quoted in a Santa Cruz Sentinel story about local opposition to an executive order signed by President Trump that revokes numerous ocean protections.