Ezra David Romero
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Climate Reporter @KQED @KQEDscience. Previous: @CapRadioNews @KVPR @AJEnglish 🌊🔥🌲☀️🏳️🌈(he/him) Contact: [email protected]
San Francisco, CA
Joined December 2008
🧵The Escutia family is still searching for a home 7 months after the Pajaro River levee crumbled leaving their home in ruins. In my @kqed episode of Sold Out: Rethinking Housing in America I take you on Denia's journey. She lost her house, her dream of going to UCLA & her dog.
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RT @mnisakhan: For @NPR: Palestinian Americans are doing whatever they can to help their loved ones in Gaza. But the barriers are immense….
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The United Nations says the hunger crisis in Gaza has hit "new and astonishing levels of desperation." American Palestinians in the U.S. face many challenges as they try to help family members there.
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RT @rachaelmyrow: Sure, you can practice meditation on your own with AI and bliss out, but AI chatbots won’t call you out on your shortcomi….
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As more Americans turn away from organized religion, KQED’s Rachael Myrow explores how AI chatbots like ChatGPT are becoming unexpected guides for spiritual questions about God, love and meaning.
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RT @DrewTumaABC7: Here is a look at the maximum recorded tsunami wave heights we have seen along our coast this morning. These are the high….
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RT @KQEDscience: Lawmakers Push to Map Groundwater Before It Swamps America’s Infrastructure
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A Bay Area representative wants to map rising groundwater, a hidden climate threat for the region that could flood infrastructure and spread pollution.
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RT @lauraklivans: Imagine IKEA-style solar panels people can order, assemble, and plug in to a home outlet and immediately generate carbon-….
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A movement is growing to bring small, portable, affordable solar to a balcony or backyard near you. But before you see them everywhere, advocates must break through significant barriers.
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Lawmakers Push to Map Groundwater Before It Swamps America’s Infrastructure. “Rising groundwater is a hidden threat that can remain unseen until it’s too late.”. @kqednews @kqedscience .
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A Bay Area representative wants to map rising groundwater, a hidden climate threat for the region that could flood infrastructure and spread pollution.
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The Furious Tits Rage at the Climate Apocalypse. “Climate change is coming for every aspect of our lives, including our sex lives. You can’t hook up in your house if it’s burned down.”. @KQEDscience @KQEDarts .
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The queer punk band makes space for listeners to mosh out their anger and anxiety about our warming planet.
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RT @NWSBayArea: Salinas also tied the daily record precipitation with a trace (too little to be measured). Tied with 1997, 1978, 1969, 1968….
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RT @NWSBayArea: Good Saturday morning Bay Area. Ebb and flow of the marine layer against the hills as seen from Mt Chual. Below the cloud….
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☁️Cool for the Summer: Bay Area Sweater Weather Could Linger Into August. “We’re not seeing any strong signal of warming” & “July 2025 may end up in the coldest 10% of Julys on record.” . @kqednews @kqedscience .
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The Bay Area’s unusually cool summer is expected to linger into August, making July 2025 one of the coldest in nearly 30 years.
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RT @Weather_West: New post: What’s up with the unusually cool start to NorCal coastal summer vs anomalous inland heat? Plus: cool everywher….
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A remarkably cool start to summer in coastal northern and central California--but unusually hot inland and in mountains! It has been a very cool start to the summer (from May through mid-July) across...
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The Bay Is Rising, and Marin’s Most Traveled Roads Are in Its Way. “The populations at risk are in some of the most beautiful parts of the county right by the water. It’s like the water wants to reclaim what was once there.". @KQEDscience @KQEDnews .
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Within decades, rising seas threaten to flood Marin County’s transportation network and isolate communities unless action is taken, according to a recent study of climate vulnerabilities.
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RT @mnisakhan: For over a year, I have been following Dr. Rolla Alaydi’s efforts to secure humanitarian parole for her family in Gaza. It….
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A Palestinian American says U.S. immigration denials of humanitarian parole for her family trapped in Gaza could seal their fate, as Israel’s siege fuels a worsening humanitarian crisis.
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RT @PPICWater: Did you know? The Delta is California’s largest estuary and a vital hub in the water supply system. What challenges are fac….
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The Sacramento–San Joaquin Delta is California’s largest estuary and a vital hub in the state’s water supply system. Three interlinked issues currently face the Delta: an increasingly unreliable...
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RT @gdimeweather: New York City just experienced their second wettest hour on record . 2.07" fell between 7-8PM. This is behind only the 3….
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Oysters, Snails and a Wall That Protects Against Climate Change — One Tile at a Time. “There do appear to be a few more species on the more complex tiles, especially native Olympia oysters, a species of conservation concern". @KQEDscience @KQEDnews .
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To prepare for sea level rise, scientists installed textured tiles on San Francisco’s seawall to see what material best attracts marine life and boosts biodiversity.
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As Fires, Floods Rage, California’s Push to Make Big Oil Pay Stalls — For Now. “We had fewer oil bills come forward this year, and they absolutely put a target on this one,” Dawn Addis . @kqednews @kqedscience .
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A bill that would have required oil and gas companies to pay for climate damages stalled amid heavy lobbying and a tough legislative year, but supporters vowed to bring it back.
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RT @KQED: The rare, massive, and very smelly bloom will only last for a couple of days, and the Conservatory of Flowers is offering extende….
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The rare, massive, and very smelly bloom will only last for a couple of days, and the Conservatory of Flowers is offering extended hours so people can see it.
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CA Could Flood Like Texas. But Thunderstorms Likely Won’t Be to Blame. “The magnitude of the severity of the flooding absolutely could happen in CA … But the physical meteorology involved would be very different.” @weatherwest. @KQEDnews @KQEDscience .
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Deadly floods like Texas’ are rare in California, but climate change-fueled storms could make them more likely, climate scientists say — even in the Bay Area.
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RT @KathrynProciv: I've shared this map many times over the years, and unfortunately it still holds true. #FlashFloodAlley .
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