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Vegetation browning from drought hits L.A.’s disadvantaged communities hardest
David Colgan
UCLA-led study reveals a ‘geography of inequality’ across region’s coastal areas
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Increased atmospheric dust is masking greenhouse gases’ warming effect
Alison Hewitt
UCLA researchers say climate change could accelerate slightly if dust levels stop climbing
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Beating the heat in L.A.: County’s ‘informal’ cooling centers are used more than official ones
David Colgan
With climate change making heat waves longer and more severe, Los Angeles County has for several years provided cooling centers — many of which are in libraries, parks or other…
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Spurred by parents’ close call with wildfire, UCLA alum uses AI to predict climate risk
Anna Novoselov
Hunter Connell co-founded Terrafuse AI to help insurance companies and first responders prevent climate change-driven harms
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Electrifying trucks would significantly reduce tailpipe emissions in India
David Colgan
With battery advances, it’s time to transition trucks from diesel to electric, researchers say
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Birds getting smaller, ‘wingier’ as planet warms
David Colgan
30-year study tracked changes in 105 migratory species across North America
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Understanding what makes rainforests distinct from one another could advance conservation efforts
Anna Novoselov
Even when they’re located near each other, not all rainforests are the same, UCLA-led research finds
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Are extreme heat waves happening more than expected? UCLA research says not yet.
Alison Hewitt
The temperatures that baked the Pacific Northwest in 2021 should happen roughly once in 10,000 years
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As climate change worsens deadly heat waves, policymakers begin to act
Anna Novoselov
Extreme heat disproportionately harms already-vulnerable communities and individuals
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Dangerous combination of extreme heat and smoke affected 16.5 million Californians
Anna Novoselov
With climate change, the frequency of these dual exposures and related health problems will only increase, say researchers who studied the 2020 fire season
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Climate change makes catastrophic flood twice as likely
David Colgan
UCLA-led research is first piece of ArkStorm 2.0 flood disaster preparation
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UCLA students evaluate sustainability of NFTs
Anna Novoselov
Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs, can lead to large amounts of carbon dioxide emissions
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Panel events focus on investment and tech innovation for climate crisis
Colin O'Brien-Lux
UCLA contingent joins international discussions in London, Paris
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Most California incentive programs meant to reduce energy use have the opposite effect
David Colgan
UCLA-led study finds products’ energy savings estimates are often inaccurate
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Talking solutions with Marilyn Raphael, director of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
David Colgan
Faculty and students are working on new ways to respond to climate change and other environmental problems
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Climate change increases risk of devastating debris flows after wildfires in western U.S.
David Colgan
Research co-authored by UCLA’s Daniel Swain finds extreme precipitation conditions projected to increase
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Public talk underscores need for equity and regulation in the electrification of transportation
Anna Novoselov
California has passed numerous laws stimulating green transportation. According to environmentalist Mary Nichols, making these laws work will take better enforcement. “Regulations are really only as good as the enforcement…
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Changing bus schedules can protect riders from deadly heat, study finds
David Colgan
Rerouting 10% of Phoenix’ bus fleet could reduce exposure to extreme heat by 35%
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Forest fires increasingly affecting rivers and streams – for better and worse
Anna Novoselov
UCLA-led study finds greater ‘streamflow’ may mean more water for the West, but could increase risk for floods, landslides
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Even in Southern California, wildfire frequency is likely to increase by end of century
David Colgan
UCLA-led research forecasts an increase in the number of days with high risk for fire
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Megadrought in southwestern North America is region’s driest in at least 1,200 years
Anna Novoselov
Climate change is a significant factor, UCLA-led research finds