A new vision for climate science and society
Alex Hall, new director of the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, explains how the response to LA’s recent fires are part of a larger push to change our world
Center for Climate Science
3 UCLA faculty contribute to Fifth National Climate Assessment
Three UCLA professors contributed to the Fifth National Climate Assessment, a report emphasizing the pervasive and inequitable nationwide harms of climate change, which was released by the White House on Tuesday. Co-authors…
Arctic Ocean could be ice-free for part of the year as soon as 2044
UCLA study narrows the predicted timeframe for one worrying result of climate change
Bike expedition raises awareness of climate change in California
The California Climate Expedition is a 550-mile bike tour from Oakland to Los Angeles
News
Daniel Swain and Alex Hall for NY Times — What an El Niño Winter Could Mean for California
UCLA climate scientists Daniel Swain and Alex Hall were both quoted in a recent article by The New York Times. They discuss what an El Niño winter could mean for California. “This is likely to…
Alex Hall in UCLA Newsroom—How does your garden grow?
Professor Alex Hall’s work with native plants is in full bloom, with a weekend tour and podcast
Alex Hall in NY Times–What Does All This Rain Mean for California’s Drought?
And, as Alex Hall, the director of the Center for Climate Science at the University of California, Los Angeles, pointed out to me, disputes over the dwindling Colorado River still…
Alex Hall in NY Times—A Very Wet Winter Has Eased California’s Drought, but Water Woes Remain
“It’s sort of like if you are deep in debt,” said Alex Hall, the director of the Center for Climate Science at U.C.L.A. Suddenly encountering a lot of cash “might…
Alex Hall on CBS8: California hit by heavy rain, but is it enough to end the drought?
”We are on the express train for sure. It’s been storm after storm. But they’re very important, the main source of moisture for the western part of the US especially…
Alex Hall in US Sun: These wet-air rivers are “the main source for moisture for the western part of the U.S., especially the coastal states
These wet-air rivers are “the main source for moisture for the western part of the U.S., especially the coastal states,” Alex Hall, UCLA’s Center for Climate Science director, told CBS.
Alex Hall in NY Times, How Much Will These Storms Help Relieve California’s Drought?
“These storms are really good news, and they’re exactly the news we need at this point in time, but we still have a long ways to go,” said Alex Hall,…
Alex Hall: CBS News, Will the atmospheric rivers drenching California beat back devastating drought? “It’s very unpredictable.”
Atmospheric rivers are very important — “the main source for moisture for the western part of the U.S., especially the coastal states,” said Alex Hall, director of the Center for…
Daniel Swain on Weather Geeks Podcast: California Weather Phenomena
If you’re not from California, what is the first thing that comes to mind when you think of its weather? 72 and sunny? Listen to UCLA climate scientist, Daniel Swain on Weather Geeks‘…
Alex Hall Delivers Turco Lecture to American Geophysical Union
Alex Hall recently presented the American Geophysical Union’s 2019 Turco Lectureship by the American Geophysical Union. In his talk, titled “Why and How Climate Science Must Change,” Hall called upon…
Alex Hall Research Referenced in The New York Times: ‘Turn Off the Sunshine’: Why Shade Is a Mark of Privilege in Los Angeles
Alex Hall and researchers at U.C.L.A. have forecast that Los Angeles is likely to see a sharp increase in the number of days of extreme heat — defined as 95 degrees…
Chad Thackeray and Alex Hall in High North News: New Study Narrows Window for Ice Free Arctic to as Early as 2044
A new study by Chad Thackeray and Alex Hall at UCLA narrows down forecasts for an “ice-free” Arctic to between 2044 and 2067. The researchers used a new approach using…