The Latest Stories From KQED Science
| What Will ‘The Big Melt’ Look Like in California — and How Much Could it Impact Fire Season? | | California's Sierra Nevada mountains as well as other ranges still have a bounty of snow, but an upcoming heat wave is set to trigger what climate scientists have coined, 'The Big Melt.' | | |
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| California Overhauls Its Sea Level Rise Plan as Climate Change Reshapes Coastal Life | | The state estimates that adapting all 400 miles of the bay shoreline will cost $110 billion by 2050. | | |
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| UC Researchers Examining How Smoke From California's Megafires Affects Pregnancy and Children | | The researchers are examining decades of birth records and wildfire smoke data to understand how wildfires affect pregnancy and children’s health. | | |
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| | | California Film Institute | The California Film Institute (CAFILM) invites you to celebrate the art of documentary film through stories that inspire, challenge and entertain at the DocLands Documentary Film Festival. Join us for a carefully curated program, presented at the Smith Rafael Film Center, May 10-14, 2023.
Learn more at DocLands.com.
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| A Wet Winter Means More Ticks — and Diseases Like Lyme. Here's How to Keep Yourself (and Pets) Safer | | Ticks love moist, wet weather, which means they’re out in droves all across California this spring after historic storms saturated the state. | | |
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| Deep Look: How Ticks Dig In With a Mouth Full of Hooks | | Why can't you just flick a tick? Because it attaches to you with a mouth covered in hooks, while it fattens up on your blood. For days. But don't worry – there is a way to pull it out. See how in this video from our archives. | | |
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