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August 24, 2026Horizontal Levees Are Spreading Across the Bay Area
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Visitors to the Palo Alto Baylands Nature Preserve, captivated by gliding birds overhead and golden hills across the Bay waters, could be forgiven for failing to notice that the preserve is also home to the Bay’s... The post Horizontal Levees Are Spreading Across the Bay Area appeared first on Reasons to be Cheerful.
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