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UCLA research puts wildfire risk into historical context
Amani Itani
Study of tree rings shows Western U.S. precipitation extremes are closely aligned with the region’s past
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Climate change could bring much earlier water runoff in Sierra Nevada by century’s end
Rebecca Ash
UCLA climate research shows another way rising temperatures could affect California’s water resources
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A crash course on climate change at La Brea Tar Pits
Amani Itani
The events, collectively titled A Climate Series for the Ages, seek to open a dialogue between the Los Angeles community and professors, authors, researchers and experts focused on the topic.…
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An intimate glimpse at Arctic wildlife in a year of record ice melt
Jennie Dean
I joined naturalists to observe wildlife in the Arctic Circle—and learned a surprising fact about Santa’s reindeer
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Ted Parson: It’s time to take climate engineering seriously
Amani Itani
According to UCLA Law School’s Ted Parson, those measures probably need to include climate engineering—large-scale manipulations of environmental processes to counteract global warming. That’s what he argued in an article…
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The science behind “An Inconvenient Sequel”
Daniel Swain
The decade-plus since the first movie has seen record-breaking climate changes and extremes
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Inconvenient data: voter apathy and its cost in carbon
Samantha Attwood
The second installment in a three-part companion series to An Inconvenient Sequel. How much does voting matter? Our experts estimate the carbon output of Trump versus Clinton.
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The truth about cats’ and dogs’ environmental impact
Alison Hewitt
I can’t has cheezburger: UCLA researcher finds that feeding pets creates the equivalent of 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year
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New center raises everyone’s voices for environmental science
David Colgan
Fueled by her experiences, Aradhna Tripati has helped create the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, which will provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities.
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Hi-tech rainforest map brings climate and conservation efforts into sharp relief
David Colgan
Using satellite and laser detection, a new carbon density map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo empowers global efforts to stem climate change and deforestation.
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UC/Vox video series on climate change is heating up
David Colgan
The program playfully approaches the critical global issue in episodes that are just seven to 10 minutes long. The first two on thinking about climate change and going green have…
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Zooming in on how climate change affects severe weather
Belinda Waymouth
UCLA weather expert Daniel Swain is part of a team that created a new four-step “framework” to more accurately test how climate change is pushing unprecedented weather events. It’s the latest study in a burgeoning field of climate science known as “extreme event attribution.” Testing their new framework, researchers found that human induced warming has increased the odds of severely hot weather across more than 80 percent of the globe.
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Experts come up with surprising solutions to climate change in new UC/Vox video series
Alison Hewitt
First episode of ‘Climate Lab’ airing today asks why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change.
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Why I march for science
Stephanie Pincetl
Stephanie Pincetl is one of the official speakers at Saturday’s March for Science. Here’s why she’s marching.
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IoES welcomes 3 new environmental scientists to UCLA
Peter Kareiva
With specialties ranging from environmental economics to atmospheric science, three new hires add legitimate climate change muscle to UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.
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Understanding complex international questions about geoengineering
David Colgan
UCLA Law School’s Ted Parson weighs in on climate geoengineering—and some of its sticky governance problems he’ll be tackling in a new project.
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Green building programs show big results for big buildings
David Colgan
UCLA study shows building certification programs like LEED reduce carbon emissions, but smaller buildings get left behind.
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Climate change puts California’s snowpack under the weather
Belinda Waymouth
The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides 60 percent of the state’s water via a vast network of dams and reservoirs, has already been diminished by human-induced climate change and if emissions levels aren’t reduced, the snowpack could largely disappear during droughts, according to findings in the study published today in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.
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Oroville Dam crisis could be sign of things to come
David Colgan
The recent crisis at Oroville Dam sheds light on an emerging problem for California’s aging water resources infrastructure. Professor Alex Hall’s research shows that, as temperatures warm in the Sierra Nevada, climate change could precipitate a deluge that will overwhelm a patchwork network of dams and reservoirs that supply 60 percent of the state’s water.
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Three outstanding UCLA scientists win Presidential Early Career Awards
Stuart Wolpert
Three exceptional young UCLA scientists were honored by President Obama Monday, Jan. 9, with 2017 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S.…
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Getting a better grip on gas taxes
David Colgan
A study of gasoline taxes and subsidies in 157 countries shows global regression, even as a majority of countries made progress. It also offers a benchmark for holding governments accountable in the future.