Daniel Swain, Ph.D.
Climate Scientist
Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
LaKretz Hall, Suite 300
619 Charles E Young Dr. E
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Bio
Daniel Swain, Ph.D., is a climate scientist focused on the dynamics and impacts of extreme events—including droughts, floods, storms, and wildfires—on a warming planet. Daniel holds joint appointments as a climate scientist within the California Institute for Water Resources within University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources (UCANR), the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, and as a research fellow at the NSF National Center for Atmospheric Research.
He engages extensively with journalists and other media partners, serving as a climate and weather science liaison to print, television, radio, and web-based outlets to facilitate accessible and accurate coverage and conversations surrounding climate change. Daniel is an alumnus of the University of California, Davis (B.S., Atmospheric Science) and of Stanford University (Ph.D., Earth System Science), and completed his postdoctoral work at UCLA. He also authors the widely-read Weather West blog (weatherwest.com), which provides real-time perspectives on California weather and climate, and can be found on Twitter (@Weather_West), Bluesky (@WeatherWest) and YouTube (@WeatherWest).
CV, Publications, and More
My full, up-to-date curriculum vitae is available here.
My recent publications may be found below, as well as on Google Scholar, ResearchGate, and ORCID.
