91��Ƭ Davis Land Air Water Resources Content

How El Niño and Drought Affected the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade

Katherine E Kerlin — February 10, 2022 - 9:00am

El Niño, an oceanic phenomenon that affects worldwide weather patterns, significantly affected the number of enslaved Africans transported from West Africa to the Americas between the mid-1600s and mid-1800s, according to a study from the 91��Ƭ, Davis.

Solar Development: Super Bloom or Super Bust for Desert Species?

Katherine E Kerlin — May 03, 2021 - 11:45am

Throughout the history of the West, human actions have often rushed the desert — and their actions backfired. In the 1920s, the Colorado River Compact notoriously overallocated water still used today by several Western states because water measurements were taken during a wet period.

Water Talk Podcast Launches Season 2: ‘Drought Is Back!’

Katherine E Kerlin — April 02, 2021 - 11:30am

The 91��Ƭ Davis-affiliated podcast Water Talk launches its second season today, April 2. This season will focus on drought, a water issue at the top of many minds during this relatively dry rainy season.

“In California, drought is not ‘if,’ it’s ‘when,’” said Water Talk co-host Faith Kearns, academic coordinator with the California Institute for Water Resources.