The following is an article by Robert Sanders, writing for UC Berkeley Media Relations on May 14, 2014 and with the title above: Winter rains and summer groundwater pumping in California’s Central Valley make the Sierra Nevada and Coast Ranges sink and rise by a few millimeters each year, creating stress on the state’s earthquake faults that could increase the risk of a quake. Gradual depletion of the Central Valley...
Read MoreUCSB’s Climate Hazards Group developed a satellite-based rainfall monitoring dataset to support the early detection of drought globally. Julie Cohen, science and technology writer for The UCSB Current, reports (May 14, 2014): Using modern weather satellites to monitor rainfall has become a robust, widely practiced technique. However, establishing a reliable context for relating space-based rainfall observations to current and...
Read MoreThe following article was kindly written by James Chan, PhD (Geography) at the request of the editor: There are many business opportunities for people with geography degrees. I have three degrees in geography and 33 years of working experience in the business world. I’d like to share my real-life experience and hope that it will offer insights and incentives to those who contemplate a career in business. Let me present my story...
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