Sea Level Content / Sea Level Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en What 3 Feet of Seawater Could Mean for the World’s Turtles /news/what-3-feet-seawater-could-mean-worlds-turtles <p>Ninety percent of the world’s coastal freshwater turtle species are expected to be affected by sea level rise by 2100, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.</p> <p><a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/brv.12410">The study</a>, published in Early View online today in the journal <em>Biological Reviews</em>, is the first comprehensive global assessment of freshwater turtles that frequent brackish, or slightly salty, waters. The study may help guide conservation strategies for turtles.&nbsp;</p> March 26, 2018 - 11:01am Katherine E Kerlin /news/what-3-feet-seawater-could-mean-worlds-turtles Sea-Level Rise and the Governance Gap in the San Francisco Bay Area /news/sea-level-rise-and-governance-gap-san-francisco-bay-area <p>Most San Francisco Bay Area policymakers understand that sea-level rise is a serious threat to the region, agree that preparing for it should be a priority, and have a basic understanding of solutions that would help the region adapt to sea-level rise.</p> <p>But they do not agree on who should lead a coordinated planning effort to address it. A visioning task force could help move the process forward, according to a report from the University of California, Davis, which analyzes this governance gap&nbsp;and suggests steps forward.&nbsp;</p> June 27, 2017 - 4:12pm Katherine E Kerlin /news/sea-level-rise-and-governance-gap-san-francisco-bay-area Genetic Key to Salt-Tolerance Discovered in Tilapia Fish /news/genetic-key-salt-tolerance-discovered-tilapia-fish <p>A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study has&nbsp;identified DNA segments in tilapia fish that enhance expression of the genes regulating the fish’s internal body chemistry in response to salinity stress.&nbsp;</p> March 13, 2017 - 12:00pm Patricia Bailey /news/genetic-key-salt-tolerance-discovered-tilapia-fish What the Ancient CO2 Record May Mean for Future Climate Change /news/what-ancient-co2-record-may-indicate-future-climate-change <p>The last time Earth experienced both ice sheets and carbon dioxide levels within the range predicted for this century was a period of major sea level rise, melting ice sheets and upheaval of tropical forests.</p> <p>The repeated restructuring of tropical forests at the time played a major role in driving climate cycles between cooler and warmer periods, according to a study led by the University of California, Davis and published today in the journal <em>Nature Geoscience</em>.</p> October 24, 2016 - 11:08am Katherine E Kerlin /news/what-ancient-co2-record-may-indicate-future-climate-change