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Downpour Hits Campus Hard

Cody Kitaura — September 20, 2022 - 2:50pm

Crews are hard at work today (Sept. 20) cleaning up campus after a downpour caused flooding, internet outages and a power failure.

A transformer located in an underground utility room near Mrak Hall failed during a deluge just after 5 p.m. Monday (Sept. 19), knocking out power to nine buildings on the same high-voltage circuit, said Josh Morejohn, executive director of utilities and engineering in Facilities Management.

Sea-Level Rise and the Governance Gap in the San Francisco Bay Area

Katherine E Kerlin — June 27, 2017 - 4:12pm

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.

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 and suggests steps forward.

Flooding Farms in the Rain to Restore Groundwater

Katherine E Kerlin — January 26, 2016 - 9:59am

The Central Valley sky was a never-ending expanse of gray. Not a single pixel of blue in sight. Under it, �ٺ��Ƶ scientists were flooding a Modesto almond orchard with half a foot of water. On purpose. In the pouring rain.

It sounds a bit strange, and on Jan. 19, looked even stranger.

Bring on the rain: Campus ready for El Niño

IET WebDev — December 07, 2015 - 12:00am

To weather the big rains and high winds of what is anticipated to be a strong El Niño, �ٺ��Ƶ is preparing — from removing dead tree branches to clearing sediment from drainpipes.

And the campus needs your help, too.

"We need help on campus with eyes," said Cynthia Kranc, director of maintenance services in Facilities Management. "We can't be everywhere. We rely on our campus associates to let us know where there are problems."