/ 51�ԹϺ��� Davis Land Air Water Resources Content for 51�ԹϺ��� Davis en /climate/news/how-el-nino-and-drought-affected-trans-atlantic-slave-trade <p><span><span><span>El Niño, an oceanic phenomenon that affects worldwide weather patterns, significantly affected the number of enslaved Africans transported from West Africa to the Americas between the mid-1600s and mid-1800s, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.&nbsp;</span></span></span></p> February 10, 2022 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/how-el-nino-and-drought-affected-trans-atlantic-slave-trade /climate/news/solar-development-super-bloom-or-super-bust-for-desert-species <p><span><span>Throughout the history of the West, human actions have often rushed the desert — and their actions backfired. In the 1920s, the Colorado River Compact notoriously overallocated water still used today by several Western states because water measurements were taken during a wet period.</span></span></p> May 03, 2021 - 11:45am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/solar-development-super-bloom-or-super-bust-for-desert-species /climate/news/water-talk-podcast-launches-season-2-drought-back <p><span><span><span>The 51�ԹϺ��� Davis-affiliated podcast <em>Water Talk</em> launches its second season today, April 2. This season will focus on drought, a water issue at the top of many minds during this relatively dry rainy season. </span></span></span></p> <p><span><span><span>“In California, drought is not ‘if,’ it’s ‘when,’” said <em>Water Talk</em> co-host Faith Kearns, academic coordinator with the California Institute for Water Resources.</span></span></span></p> April 02, 2021 - 11:30am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/water-talk-podcast-launches-season-2-drought-back