Award-winning environmental writer and conservation photographer Isabelle Groc shares her passion for everything wild, big and small, on land, in water, on the move. https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/contributor/isabelle-groc/rss en Arctic Biodiversity Fri, 12 May 2017 03:30:46 +0000 Isabelle Groc https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/05/12/captain-jack-orrs-whale-hunting-mission-2 https://www.newsdeeply.com/oceans/articles/2017/05/12/captain-jack-orrs-whale-hunting-mission-2 Churchill’s belugas may be heading for trouble, and Jack Orr wants to help them. He is tagging the whales in order to track them – and so establish their preferred habitat as part of a program to protect the belugas from the effects of climate change. Economics Management & Supply Mon, 21 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Isabelle Groc https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/03/21/why-we-should-pay-what-water-is-worth https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/03/21/why-we-should-pay-what-water-is-worth It’s time to change the way urban customers pay for water. One way to do that is to divide bills into two parts. One part would cover the cost of providing the water and the other would be a value assigned based on the scarcity of water at that time, which would incentivize conservation. Agriculture Economics Energy Management & Supply Thu, 03 Mar 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Isabelle Groc https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/03/03/why-economic-losses-from-the-drought-are-low https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/03/03/why-economic-losses-from-the-drought-are-low If you look at the numbers, the severity of the drought doesn’t match the economic impacts. Despite some areas that were hitter harder than others, as a whole, California weathered the drought well in economic terms. Here’s a look at some of the biggest reasons for the difference. Environment Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Isabelle Groc https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/02/15/captain-jack-orrs-whale-hunting-mission https://www.newsdeeply.com/arctic/articles/2016/02/15/captain-jack-orrs-whale-hunting-mission Churchill’s belugas may be heading for trouble, and Jack Orr wants to help them. He is tagging the whales in order to track them – and so establish their preferred habitat as part of a program to protect the belugas from the effects of climate change. Climate & Weather Mon, 01 Feb 2016 00:00:00 +0000 Isabelle Groc https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/02/01/the-impacts-of-el-nino-on-californias-drought https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/articles/2016/02/01/the-impacts-of-el-nino-on-californias-drought California is still in a drought even though El Niño is bringing above average amounts of water for the time of year – while supplies are being replenished, they started from a very low point. Here’s a look at the impact of January’s wet weather and what’s in store for February. Economics Environment & Wildlife Thu, 08 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Isabelle Groc https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2015/10/08/what-if-people-could-give-their-saved-water-to-wildlife https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2015/10/08/what-if-people-could-give-their-saved-water-to-wildlife Knowing the water you saved went to help birds, fish or other wildlife during drought could be a powerful conservation incentive. Agriculture Management & Supply Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:00:00 +0000 Isabelle Groc https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2015/09/15/the-california-delta-vital-enigmatic-and-ever-changing https://www.newsdeeply.com/water/community/2015/09/15/the-california-delta-vital-enigmatic-and-ever-changing The Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta is a vital water source and difficult to understand. It helps to try out new perspectives.