Rebuilding and Regeneration One Month After the Whittier Fire
Hannah Maerowitz
Staff Writer
After burning through 18,430 acres of land in three months, the Whittier Fire was declared 100 percent contained on Thursday, Oct. 5....
Global CO2 Emissions Have Stalled for a Third Consecutive Year
Tanner Walker
Science & Tech Editor
The European Union’s Joint Research Council and the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency released findings from their 2016 analysis on Oct. 20...
Summit Held at UCSB to Prevent Ships Colliding with Whales
Hannah Maerowitz
A ship crew coasts into port, suddenly realizing that they’ve brought something else on shore aside from their intended cargo: remnants of a...
Monarch Butterfly Species is at Risk
Carolina Watts
A massive 70-mile blob flew over Denver, Colorado and baffled the National Weather Service (NWS); originally, many people thought that it was an unknown...
The Future of Community Choice Energy in Santa Barbara
Hannah Maerowitz
A recent study found that a Community Choice Energy (CCE) plan would not be economically worthwhile in Santa Barbara county. However, the Board...
The Plight of the Western Snowy Plover
Tanner Walker
Staff Writer
The Western Snowy Plover returned to its beachfront home in Los Angeles this spring after nearly 70 years of absence. The small...
Climate Change Will Reshape Isla Vista
Jackie Caldwell
If trends of rising sea levels continue, coastlines could look radically different, even within our lifetimes.
Due to melting land ice and the expansion...
Platform Holly Decommissioned
Quincy Lee
Science & Tech Editor
Platform Holly, the iconic structure off the coast of Goleta, will be the first oil rig off the coast of...
Seals Die from Harmful Algae Bloom
The Bottom Line Staff Report
Spring brings about flourishing plant life in the ocean as well as on land. Phytoplankton blooms off the coast of...
Santa Barbara Celebrates Earth Day
Skyler Melnick
Do you find yourself constantly seeking out flower meadows in search of the perfect Instagram picture? Do you ever walk across campus, look...
