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“The magnitude of the wind gusts really [is] going to be a concern,” said Daniel Swain, climate scientist with UCLA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. “The actual winds…

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Alex Hall, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences at UCLA, said the fires are currently being driven by strong, dry winds coming from the interior west of North America.…

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“We have wind records going back to the 1940s,” said Park Williams, a bio-climatologist at Columbia University’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory in New York. “We don’t see any trend one way…

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The theme for this year’s TEDWomen is “Bold + Brilliant,” setting the bar high for our curatorial team to search for the world’s best, brightest—and yes, most daring—leaders, pioneers, activists…

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General Motors Co., Toyota Motor Corp. and Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NVplan to back President Donald Trump in a contentious battle with California officials over automobile emissions rules, splitting with major…

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“We’re expecting to see more and bigger wildfires if the climate continues in its current path,” said Yifang Zhu, environmental health sciences professor at the University of California, Los Angeles.…

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The Kincade Fire could soon threaten the Alexander Valley, a winery-rich area. The vineyards could act as a natural firebreak, UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said on Twitter.

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“We’re getting these shutoffs during run-of-the-mill events which are not rare,” Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, told Mashable on Wednesday before the Kincade…

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Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, an environmental activist from Chad who advocates for the wider inclusion of indigenous people, knowledge and traditions in the global movement to fight the effects of climate…

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Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim advocates for the wider inclusion of indigenous people, knowledge and traditions in the global movement to fight the effects of climate change. Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim is a…

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Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, said wind forecast models show gusts as high as 95 mph along the mountain passes and gusts…

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“PG&E right now is very gun-shy of taking any risks” and doesn’t “want to be liable if something goes wrong,” Stephanie Pincetl, a professor at UCLA’s Institute of the Environment…

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“They’re really looking at potentially billions of dollars in damages, depending on how you measure the damage to investors for misleading the public,” Ann Carlson, co-director of the Emmett Center…

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Ann Carlson, an environmental law professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, said that this development was a “new phase” for Trump’s attacks on California. “The federal government is…

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“Be prepared to leave before orders are issued during period of strongest winds.  Fires may be moving too fast for effective notification,” tweeted Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with the…

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The area of highest risk includes the Bay Area and points north, including the northern Sierra Nevada foothills and California’s North Coast region, said Daniel Swain, climate scientist with UCLA…

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How much did the oil industry know about the impact of fossil fuel emissions on the climate? When did they know it? And what did they do with that knowledge?  Those…

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“The kind of event we might see Sunday and Monday is the kind of event where not only is it seemingly windy in these more remote regions in the hills,…

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UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said the winds this coming weekend could be more intense and widely felt than the ones that prompted PG&E’s shut-offs on Wednesday. “There’s going to…

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Atlanta Business Chronicle has named our 2019 40 Under Forty honorees. The up-and-comers will be celebrated at an awards event Nov. 7 at The Fairmont in Atlanta. Here’s a Q&A with one…

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“It is deeply ironic for the United States to make an argument that California is interfering with the United States’ ability to conduct foreign policy on greenhouse gas emissions when…

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Ann E. Carlson, co-director of the Emmett Center on Climate Change and the Environment at the University of California, Los Angeles law school who has consulted pro bono with attorneys…

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California’s latest clean air fight with Trump’s EPA is about more than backlogged paperwork — but it likely won’t hurt the state’s federal transportation funding anytime soon. Then last week,…