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Campus news

Gaps in stream monitoring may hinder water management in California, study finds

Data from rivers and streams is crucial for controlling floods, detecting changes in freshwater biodiversity, and understanding how climate change is affecting water supplies.

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Research

How AI can help make access to safe drinking water a reality

Research

Endangered Devils Hole pupfish is one of the most inbred animals known

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Mind & body

Study finds potentially dangerous levels of arsenic in prison drinking water

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Bringing arsenic-safe drinking water to rural California

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In 10 years, CRISPR transformed medicine. Can it now help us deal with climate change?

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Predicting flooding from rain falling on Sierra snowpack

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With climate change, Berkeley snow lab’s mission remains critical

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California needs a new water supply. Could wetlands be an answer?

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Study: Safe drinking water remains out of reach for many Californians

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How wildfire restored a Yosemite watershed

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California’s drought is getting worse. Can data science help?

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Improved desalination process also removes toxic metals to produce clean water

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Sustainable sand pulls pollutants from stormwater

California and the West prepare to get by on less water from the Colorado River

This week’s rains pushed precipitation above average — but average isn’t enough

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