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By Varshini Prakash My name is Varshini Prakash, I’m 26 and I’m the Executive Director and Co-founder of Sunrise Movement. My generation has grown up bearing witness to the crisis…

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By May Boeve As I write, Greta Thunberg is making her way to the UN Climate Summit by sailboat. Millions around the world will join her in a Global Climate…

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The unusually long Santa Ana wind event is expected to ease Thursday evening. And with it, the fire risk will be reduced as well. The expected 30-hour “extreme red-flag” warning…

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“There’s actually record cold air mass right now over the Rockies and the Great Basin,” said Daniel Swain, climate scientist with UCLA and the National Center for Atmospheric Research. In…

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Monday’s surprise move by General Motors, Toyota and other auto giants to back President Trump in his fight with California over pollution rules came after days of White House pressure…

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UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain spoke with NPR about the impact of winds now wildfires. Firefighters in California are bracing for more unusually strong winds in the days ahead. Scientists are…

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Alex Hall, a professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences and director of the Center for Climate Science at UCLA, told The Daily Beast that temperature increases driven by climate change…

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Pablo Saide, an assistant professor of atmospheric and oceanic sciences, said in his research he has found that the smoke from the fires can have strong health impacts. “How the…

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

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As a technology, air purifiers land somewhere between legitimate health device and dubious wellness product. Many health researchers suggest that certain purifiers can reduce harmful airborne pollutants. “I recommend that…

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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…