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Host Dave Schlom is joined by two scientists from the UC Davis Tahoe Environmental Research Center (TERC) to discuss the state of one of the crown jewels of the Sierra, Lake Tahoe.
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Host Dave Schlom visits with UC Davis Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences geophysics professor Magali Billen to talk about one of Earth's most dynamic and complex processes, subduction.
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A new study from UC Davis found that the amount of time wildfire smoke lingers and the space it covers has increased dramatically since 2006. That can cool lake temperatures and impact how ecosystems function.
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An art exhibit put on by two UC Davis professors shows the future isn’t predetermined when it comes to wildfire.
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The city of Chico says those camping at Comanche Creek Greenway will need to go to a designated legal shelter option. Also, Butte County’s district attorney discusses the court hearing surrounding a teenager charged with killing an unhoused person at Teichert Ponds last September, and smoke from wildfires is one reason Lake Tahoe is getting murkier.
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California announces water allocation cutbacks for State Water Project contractors. Also, the Plumas County sheriff is exploring video security options following the Dixie Fire, and Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes funding to tribes for environmental initiatives.
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Ultrasounds can be used to quickly detect when abalone are ready to spawn. The species is near extinction, and scientists at the UC Davis Marine Laboratory hope the old medical tool can help turn that around.
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Sherri Papini has been accused by federal prosecutors of faking her kidnapping in a case that garnered extensive media attention in 2016. Also, a crowd-pleasing list of priorities gets laid out by the new Shasta supervisors chairman, and a UC Davis researcher says cities need to take fast, aggressive action toward cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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Host Dave Schlom visits with research scientist Carson Jeffres from the UC Davis Center for Watershed Sciences to talk about, well, watersheds! What are they? How do they work and what is the vital role that they play in providing fresh water for both ecosystems and society.
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Blue Dot talks to Leslie Roche, the Director of the UC Rangelands program about how scientific principles combined with knowledge gained by California ranchers over decades are being used to combat the complex and seemingly intractable problem.