The following is a press release by the UCSB Office of Public Affairs dated May 1, 2012, titled “With Climate and Vegetation Data, UCSB Geographers Closer to Predicting Droughts in Africa”: What might happen if droughts were predicted months ahead of time? Food aid and other humanitarian efforts could be put together sooner and executed better, say UC Santa Barbara geographers Chris Funk, Greg Husak, and Joel Michaelsen....
Read MoreSanta Barbara harbor, with Stearns Wharf and all the activities that range from commercial fishing to restaurants, shops, interesting people, and the Yacht Club, is one of the major tourist attractions of Santa Barbara. People of Santa Barbara began to talk about and promote the building of a harbor over 100 years ago. Between 1873 and 1921, the U.S. Army Corp of Engineers completed a number of reports concerning a possible harbor....
Read MoreScienceDaily online (Apr. 26, 2012) reports that “levels of copper, cadmium, lead, and other metals in Southern California’s coastal waters have plummeted over the past four decades, according to new research from the University of Southern California. Samples taken off the coast reveal that the waters have seen a 100-fold decrease in lead and a 400-fold decrease in copper and cadmium. Concentrations of metals in the...
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