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The New Abnormal: Climate Effects on the Fire Season Are Just Beginning
Last year was California’s most destructive fire season — until this year. The Golden State is in the midst of what Daniel Swain, a climate scientist with UCLA and the…
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Is California wildfire partly man-made?
US officials have yet to draw conclusions on the cause of the inferno. There is no doubt that the dry Mediterranean climate of California is susceptible to wildfires, but the…
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A 24-year-old has invented a new way to break down plastic waste and prevent it from landing in the ocean
Pritzker winner Miranda Wang is the cofounder and CEO of BioCellection, a company that focuses on recycling polyethylenes, the most common but least recyclable type of plastic. Most polyethylenes, like…
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Study Finds Los Angeles is Getting Hotter, Threatening Electric Reliability
“We need to move to a decarbonized economy, and that will require significant changes in land use, among other factors,” said Stephanie Pincetl, project principal investigator, professor in residence and…
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In California, the Heat Is Already On
Studies show that what’s coming is ominous. By mid-century, the four to six weeks of extremely hot weather recorded in the San Fernando Valley each year might double, said Alex…
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California fires: Why there will be more disasters like Paradise
While 3 degrees of warming in the past 40 years might not seem like a lot, it makes a big difference in the moisture levels of plants, said Daniel Swain,…
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California fires: Why there will be more disasters like Paradise
While 3 degrees of warming in the past 40 years might not seem like a lot, it makes a big difference in the moisture levels of plants, said Daniel Swain,…
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How climate change is fueling California’s wildfires- Glen MacDonald
Glen MacDonald, a UCLA distinguished professor of geography and of ecology and evolutionary biology in the UCLA Geography Department points out in one of his current research publications, that the…
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University helps LA meet its Grand Challenge
“UCLA is excited to work with LADWP as a research partner to answer some of the city’s most critical water and energy sustainability questions,” added Mark Gold, the university’s associate…
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Pritzker finalist, Asha de Vos, on BBC’s 100 Women 2018
Asha de Vos was named in the BBC 100 Women: 100 inspiring and influential women from around the world for 2018. 23) Asha de Vos, 39 – Marine biologist, Sri Lanka.…
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For Those Grappling With California Wildfires, Dangerous Air Quality Is a New Risk
“The main pollutant that comes from the fire is called particular matter, or PM. The most health-relevant particles are in sizes smaller than 2.5 microns—they’re pretty tiny particles,” says Yifang…
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See how a warmer world primed California for large fires
That vegetation-drying effect compounds with every degree of warming, explains Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, meaning that plants lose their water more efficiently…
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The wildfires are the latest example of the need to address climate change
“If you look at the 20 biggest fires in the state, 15 of those have happened since 2000,” UCLA geography professor Glen MacDonald told Reuters. “There are now bigger fires,…
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Drier Autumns Are Fueling Deadly California Wildfires
In a Q&A, California climate scientist Daniel Swain breaks down the influences on the state’s devastating blazes and what the future could bring.
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Climate Scientist Who Fled CA Wildfire: We’re Going to Keep Paying Price If We Ignore Climate Change
About the fire, you know, in some ways, this is a typical late fall, early winter fire event, with very, very high Santa Ana wind speeds, ignition at a time…
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How do wildfires start? All it takes is a spark
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said that “if Northern California had received anywhere near the typical amount of autumn precipitation this year (4-5 inches of rain near the Camp Fire point…
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Take A Good Look America, This Is What The Reckoning Looks Like
“Some folks will say, well, a few degrees of temperature increase, fires are burning at 1,000 degrees Fahrenheit, how can that possibly make a difference?” says UCLA climate scientist Daniel…
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UCLA and LADWP to fund water and energy research benefiting customers
“UCLA is excited to work with LADWP as a research partner to answer some of the city’s most critical water and energy sustainability questions,” said Mark Gold, the university’s associate…
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The weather and climate behind the California infernos that wrecked Paradise and torched Malibu
Climate change has “shortened the rainy season at both ends” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California Los Angeles, in an email.
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Climate Change Is Fueling California’s Wildfires | Glen MacDonald
Here & Now‘s Robin Young talks with Glen MacDonald, a professor and climate scientist at UCLA who’s studied climate change and the causes and impacts of wildfires. MacDonald and his…
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Climate change helped make California a tinder box for its record-setting wildfires
In all likelihood, it’s a scenario that climate change helped to create, according to Daniel Swain, a researcher at University of California-Los Angeles’ Center for Climate Science. In a detailed…
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There’s no more typical California wildfire season. It may be year-round, experts warn.
“It’s not so much things are worse because it has warmed a couple degrees because of climate change,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at UCLA and the National Center…
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Paradise Burns As Californian Wildfire Rapidly Grows Into An 18,000-Acre Beast
Climatologist Daniel Swain, using satellite imagery, has shown that it’s effortlessly burning through the town of Paradise, where thousands of buildings have been destroyed. He estimates that it’s burning around…
