A warmer, drier SoCal winter might be on tap
“There are some variations in the atmosphere are really really hard to foresee more than a couple of weeks in advance,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA. “But…
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The Santa Ana winds: A cultural and destructive force in Southern California
Alex Hall appears on KPCC’s Take Two to discuss the role of the Santa Ana winds in Southern California’s wildfire season — and in our culture.
California winds are fueling fires. It may be getting worse.
Alex Hall discusses climate change and the future of the hot, dry winds that drive the most damaging fires in California.
Climate change could bring much earlier water runoff in Sierra Nevada by century’s end
UCLA climate research shows another way rising temperatures could affect California’s water resources
What you need to know about LA’s urban heat problem
Who is measuring the problem and how is LA trying to cool down the city? Urban heat is disproportionate across the county and many residents do not have air conditioning.…
California Today: Is This What Climate Change Looks Like?
Record high heat waves, multiple blazes, and microbursts all throughout California- is this what climate change looks like? Learn more about Dr. Daniel Swain's thoughts about whether this is correlated with climate change, as featured in the New York Times.
The Trump Administration Wants To Debate Climate Change On TV. Here’s What Scientists Think About It.
Is Scott Pruitt’s plan to televise climate change “debates” a good idea? No, say Center for Climate Science associate director Katharine Reich and a host of climate scientists and policy…
Who Is the Jon Snow of Climate Change?
Center for Climate Science associate director Katharine Reich and UCLA climate law experts explore the parallels between the HBO hit fantasy saga Game of Thrones and climate change in the…
The Extreme Heat to Come
Climate researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, have created forecasts of how many days of extreme heat — defined as more than 95 degrees — the Los Angeles region could expect if nothing was done to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Downtown Los Angeles, for example, now has roughly a week’s worth of extreme heat days a year, said Alex Hall, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at U.C.L.A.
Climate Change Town Hall
On April 21, 2017, Rep. Adam Schiff held a town hall on climate change at Caltech’s Beckman Auditorium. Center for Climate Science Director Alex Hall joined the panel, along with…
Record snow, record snowmelt?
“The amount of accumulated snow in the Eastern Sierra is large enough that it will almost certainly lead to a flood when it melts and drains into the Owens Valley,” UCLA climate researcher Alex Hall wrote in an e-mail interview.
Climate Change Is Causing More Sweltering Summer Days
“In most places, when you get a heat wave now, there is probably a human finger print,” says Daniel Swain, an author of the paper and a climate scientist at…