| Insurance In California Is Changing. Here's How It May Affect You | | California insurance officials are crafting a major overhaul to regulations following an exodus of companies fleeing the state as climate change amplifies wildfire risk. | | |
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| Deep Look: This Weevil Has Puppet Vibes But Drills Like a Power Tool | | This fuzzy acorn weevil can’t crack open acorns like a woodpecker or chomp through them like a squirrel. Instead, she uses her incredibly long snout, called a rostrum, to power-drill through an acorn's tough and resilient shell. And it's not just lunch on her mind – she's also making a nursery for her babies. | | |
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| Heads of State Fly to SFO for APEC, But at What Cost to the Environment? | | President Biden and other heads of state flew to San Francisco this week to discuss climate change for the conference themed: “Creating a resilient and sustainable future for all.” | | |
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| | | Exploratorium | Turn up the radiance this winter with Glow at the Exploratorium! Compose music with light, touch quantum physics, play LED dungeon crawlers, unveil hidden crystals, see yourself in mechanical mirrors, and more. Don’t miss this wondrous seasonal expansion of the Exploratorium’s exhibits on light.
Learn more at www.exploratorium.edu. |
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| Bay Area Climate Activists Rally Against Exxon Mobil CEO's APEC Speech | | An advocate dressed as a devil will preside over a symbolic wedding outside Moscone Center, symbolizing Citi’s financial assistance for an ExxonMobil deal to create a large fracking operation in Texas. | | |
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| Bay Area Housing Project Raises Concerns About Sea Level Rise | | With little land left in the Bay Area for wetlands, a contentious shoreline housing project in the South Bay is under fire by local climate activists, who argue it would destroy the region’s first line of defense against rising seas. | | |
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| How to See the Leonids Meteor Shower in the Bay Area This Weekend | | The annual Leonids meteor shower takes place in the early morning of Saturday, Nov. 18, and is expected to produce 10-15 meteors per hour. | | |
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