While October has many people thinking pumpkin spice and Halloween costumes, it might not be a bad idea to also put on your climate awareness hat. Today; that means thinking bout something we encounter every day — water.
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My colleague Erin Stone previews what the wet season — which typically has started in October — could look like for the Los Angeles area. People in charge of water across the state are expecting an even wetter year than before.
Where are we at with our water supply? How’s our preparation for flooding? Also … are we going to get a “super” El Nino? You can check out Erin’s piece here for the breakdown.
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You read that right … space guacamole is coming. It’s an effort by San Diego State University researchers to add more nourishment and Earth-bound taste to the typical astronaut menu. Like much of the cuisine designed for astronauts, it’s dried — all that’s needed is water to morph it into its more-familiar form.
Another thing that sets this space guac apart from its contemporaries is that it’s enriched with algae, which can grow in space and comes loaded with nutrients and antioxidants. There’s a lot of science that went into the development of both the space guac and the algae. You can check out Kevin Tidmarsh’s piece here for the whole backstory.
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