Ezra David Romero

Ezra David Romero

Climate Reporter

Ezra David Romero is a climate reporter for KQED News. He covers the absence and excess of water in the Bay Area — think sea level rise, flooding and drought. For nearly a decade he’s covered how warming temperatures are altering the lives of Californians. He’s reported on farmers worried their pistachio trees aren’t getting enough sleep, families desperate for water, scientists studying dying giant sequoias, and alongside firefighters containing wildfires. His work has appeared on local stations across California and nationally on public radio shows like Morning Edition, Here and Now, All Things Considered and Science Friday. 

By Ezra David Romero

California’s El Niño Winter Could Be ‘Profoundly Unsubtle,’ Scientists Warn

A Perfect Storm: Waves and Tides Could Flood Bay Area Shorelines This Week

This Weekend, an El Niño-Driven ‘Kelvin Wave’ Will Raise Bay Area Sea Levels and Flooding Risk

San Francisco’s Next District 10 Supervisor Will Inherit a Toxic Legacy

A Powerful El Niño is Brewing. Newsom Wants California Ready for the Worst

Bay Area Heat Wave Breaks Records in These 4 Cities, With Relief Ahead 

Why Sick Sea Lions Are Washing Up on California Beaches Right Now

A Super El Niño in the Bay Area: What You Need to Know

El Niño Could Bring a Wet, Wild Winter. How Can You — and Your Home — Be Ready?

California Hurricane? Not Likely, but Rain Could Be on the Way

Strong El Niño May Bring Record Sea Level and Coastal Flooding to Bay Area

San Francisco’s Waterfront Could Get a $17 Billion Climate Makeover

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