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THE FARMING COMMUNITIES along the Lower Pajaro River that divides Monterey and Santa Cruz counties have suffered five multi-million dollar floods since a system of levees was built in 1949. Now, researchers are building a dynamic virtual version of the region to simulate flooding scenarios over time, while taking account of a variety of factors […]

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UC Berkeley researchers create digital twin of Pajaro Valley to test future flood risks

Levee improvement project near Martinez treatment plant begins June 1

Tiny-home village opens for unhoused Pajaro residents ahead of levee overhaul

Milestone reached in Palo Alto’s levee project to filter wastewater before it reaches the Bay

Sea Level Rise, Part 1: High tides and an upstream battle on the Napa River

Silencing science: How the government’s war on climate research makes us all less safe

Bipartisan bill in Congress aims to address hidden groundwater threat to infrastructure

‘Seriously insufficient’: Trump cuts to Delta levee repairs could put Stockton in jeopardy

Newsom declares state of emergency over Victoria Island levee collapse last year

Stockton breaks ground on $2B levee project that will protect homes of 120,000 residents

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