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The great footprint of fog continues in the Central Valley and into its adjacent valleys. Some of the extended range models are beginning to lock onto some changes about a week out, but that outlook is still as murky as the visibilities. 12/12/2025

My Costly Race to Prepare for California’s Next Inferno Wildfire prep demands expensive upgrades and relandscaped backyards. The question is whether any one homeowner can succeed on their own.

New: My essay on living in the beautiful but sure-to-burn Berkeley Hills and how denial in the face of certain catastrophe remains deeply embedded in the California psyche. But the LA fires are forcing a reckoning over how we pursue the California Dream. Free link.
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We named our dog tule fog having been reared in the foggy Delta and having done research on it. We had seen trends in reduced fog. Not this year, eh. Though the sun is shining over Berkeley

Last night i saw 10 F gradient from our home in Kensington, near Arlington (54F) in the upper Berkeley Hills vs homes a few blocks away, maybe 200 ft lower in elevation ~45 F

Fa brava.

‘Pretty amazing’: Salmon seen in upper Russian River for first time in decades Coho salmon have migrated more than 90 miles up the Russian River, offering hope of recovery for the endangered fish.

Some good environmental news

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The Bay Area weather pattern is finally shifting — but don’t believe the app forecasts just yet Will it actually rain next week? Here’s what the weather models look like — and why the answer is complicated.

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California's Central Valley has been shrouded in Tule fog for the last 16 days.

Why it’s been so cold in the S.F. Bay Area — and how long it will last Some Bay Area and Central Valley cities are experiencing their coldest stretch of weather in years.

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Celebrating the MacGyver Spirit: Hacking, Tinkering, Scavenging, and Crowdsourcing - Eos The MacGyver sessions allow scientist-tinkerers to have “nerd-on-nerd” discussions about do-it-yourself gadgets and gizmos.

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‘Do you use Roundup?’ Why so many Napa vineyards have abandoned Monsanto’s controversial weed killer A nonprofit that provides a prominent sustainability certification to Napa Valley vineyards just announced a major milestone.

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Bay Area weather: No rain is forecast through Christmas. Is it time to worry about drought? Wet November conditions have given way to weeks of sunny, dry weather

Bay Area weather: No rain is forecast through Christmas. Is it time to worry about drought?

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The Undermining of the C.D.C. The Department of Health and Human Services maintains that it is hewing to “gold standard, evidence-based science”—doublespeak that might unsettle Orwell.

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This is awful. I am an alumnus and voiced my complaint on LinkedIn. These majors serve social and intellectual goods. It is about lack of priorities in an overly conservative state that used to value education. Today Football coach $8M, football program $84M

US EPA PM2.5 Air Quality Standards Interactive Map by PurpleAir Watch: With two minute updates, The US EPA PM2.5 Air Quality Index (AQI) is a number used by US government agencies to communicate to the public how polluted the air currently is or how polluted it is...

Check purple air quality map for the Bay Area this am. Low quality for those with breathing issues

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may be of interest to readers of fluxnet history. Has been a fun journey shared with many

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Landmark cafe that launched groundbreaking Bay Area coffee founders has shuttered after two decades A Berkeley hub for coffee, art exhibitions and performances, has closed after 19 years. The coffee shop had offered a space for Bay Area artists of color to display their work.

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Too bad. I liked this shop and they had blue bottle coffee when it was roasted in Oakland and not over priced

California’s recent tule fog stretch was the longest in years — but it was far from historic Sacramento logged nine dense fog advisories in November, the most this early since 2005, as tule fog blankets the Central Valley and could linger.

California’s recent tule fog stretch was the longest in years — but it was far from historic www.sfchronicle.com/weather/arti...

Percent of normal for the season to date from ggweather.com/seasonal_rai...

How Can We Tell If Climate-Smart Agriculture Stores Carbon? - Eos Quantitative data at real-world scales are needed to assess the effects of cover cropping and other practices on soil carbon storage. Large-scale medical studies provide a proven methodology.

If robust data showing that climate-smart practices lead to yield increases, cost reductions, and climate benefits were available, they might be more widely adopted by growers, write researchers from @yaleforestry.bsky.social @yale.edu & @envdefensefund.bsky.social. eos.org/opinions/how...

Bay Area faces sneaker waves, high surf, king tides flooding Bay Area residents are advised to stay alert along the coast through the weekend as dangerous sneaker waves and rip currents are expected.

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California kicks off December with dry weather and lingering Central Valley fog A strong offshore ridge will keep storms away this week, leaving the Central Valley foggy and the rest of California cool and dry.

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The S300 is in the $300 range and s50 in the $500. Experts probably pay over $10k for the fancy kits. So the helps democratize star gazing. It has maps and finds stars and galaxies you cant see and can take 10 hour exposures

Wonderful night to watch stars. There are these new gadgets, Seestar astrophoto systems, that give amateurs a power tool to study the heavens.

A stratospheric disruption is occurring — and the impact on California is becoming clearer Instead of a full polar-vortex breakdown, the atmosphere sent a high-pressure ridge over Alaska — with implications for California’s early-December weather.

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Wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. Hope you all have a chance to share a meal and nice time with Family and Friends

California weather: Here’s what to expect for Thanksgiving weekend It could be the warmest Thanksgiving in 30 years in parts of the state, while other California cities remain trapped beneath thick fog.

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Into the fog: Researching the California coastal staple The future of coastal fog is anything but clear.

Into the fog: Researching the California coastal staple
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Excellent story on rice, archaea and methane