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An aerial shot of a pumping plant for the California Aqueduct. The channel continues through pipes into the background toward parched hills.
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While reducing demand is important, most successful cases of groundwater recovery also involve moving huge amounts of water to meet demand.

Why some regions are winning the fight against groundwater depletion

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UC Santa Barbara’s Water Action Plan Is the First of Its Kind In the UC System

UC Santa Barbara Celebrates the UCSB and UC Natural Reserve Systems

Critical Issues in America Series Continues Multidisciplinary Look at Climate Change and Sea Level Rise

Low Extinction Rates Made California a Refuge for Diverse Plant Species

Jellyfish Experts Show Increased Blooms Are a Consequence of Periodic Global Oscillations

UCSB Scientist Involved in Environmental Mapping of Great Lakes

Lecture on Ocean Health to be Held at UCSB's National Center For Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Invasive Grass Fuels Fire Activity in the West

New Study Links Clouds to Microbial Processes in Soil for First Time

Multi-Agency Rocky Intertidal Network Receives Department of Interior's National Conservation Award

New Study to Examine Ecological Tipping Points in Hopes of Preventing Them

NASA-Funded Research to Examine Urban Transitions, Land Change in Ghana
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