University of California
Wildfires have had a devastating impact on California over the last four years, and with the state in severe drought, another dangerous fire season looms. UCLA Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences…
Featured Faculty: Alex Hall
UCLA Newsroom
Scientists know that electrons and other energized particles that emanate from the sun as part of the “solar wind” speed down Earth’s magnetic field lines and into the upper atmosphere,…
Featured Faculty: Troy Carter
CalMatters
Recent research by UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability showed that 57% of Californians live within a typical walk, bike ride or short drive of a state park. Although 59%…
Featured Faculty: Jon Christensen
CapRadio
The last 18 months have been among the driest and hottest on record in California, leading Gov. Gavin Newsom to declare a drought emergency in over 40 counties. Moisture levels…
Featured Faculty: Alex Hall
Studies show that a warming climate is exacerbating the drought, and in some ways may be triggering it in the first place. That means the Southwest is drying out —…
Featured: Daniel Swain
The Weather Channel
According to the latest Drought Monitor analysis as of May 25, not only is the entire state of California in drought, but 26% of the state is in “exceptional drought”,…
Featured: Daniel Swain
National Geographic
A new study identifies places in the state where the climate-intensified health risks are linked. “We’re exposed to air pollution and extreme heat, often at the same time. Now we’re…
Featured Faculty: Miriam Marlier
ABC News
Scientists say the outlook for the western U.S. fire season is grim because it’s starting far drier than 2020’s record-breaking fire year. UCLA meteorologist Daniel Swain, who also works for…
Featured: Daniel Swain
Public Policy Institute of California
The State Water Board recently completed a multi-year needs assessment of the state’s safe drinking water challenges. One big takeaway: more money is needed. The study identified a funding gap…
Featured Faculty: Gregory Pierce
KTLA
As bad as last year’s record-shattering fire season was, the western U.S. starts this year’s in even worse shape. The soil in the West is record dry for this time…
Featured: Daniel Swain
KPCC
Professor Deepak Rajagopal weighs in on California’s landmark mandate on Uber and Lyft to go electric & zero carbon for NPR and KPCC’s “Take Two.” The episode aired May 24,…
Featured Faculty: Deepak Rajagopal
Popular Science
Summer’s right around the corner, but the heat is already on. From unrelenting sunshine to sizzling grills, feeling hot (and cooling down) are part of the daily grind now. Stephanie…
Featured Faculty: Stephanie Pincetl
KCRW
Heat is the deadliest aspect of climate change. It’s turning some underserved LA neighborhoods red hot. “Heat is a silent and largely invisible killer. It is, in fact, actually the…
Featured Faculty: Alan Barreca and Stephanie Pincetl
Featured PhD Alum: Edith de Guzman
University of California
Marlyn Raphael interim director of IoES and Victoria Sork, renowned conservation biologist were elected to the prestigious 2021American Academy of the Arts and Sciences.
Featured Faculty: Marilyn Raphael and Victoria Sork
UCLA Newsroom
When spring arrives early, songbirds’ migration travel is disrupted. According to a new paper published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, some species could be unable to keep pace with rapid…
Featured Faculty: Morgan Tingley
The Wall Street Journal
Auto makers’ powerful new all-electric trucks and SUVs are attracting U.S. customers who wouldn’t otherwise shop for green machines. Magali Delmas, a professor of management at UCLA, says most people…
Featured Faculty: Magali (Maggie) Delmas
UCLA Samueli
Featured Faculty: Rajit Gadh
UCLA Newsroom
Eight faculty members were elected today to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, one of the nation’s most prestigious honorary societies. A total of 252 artists, scholars, scientists and…
Featured Faculty: Marilyn Raphael
Grist
A new report is highlighting the gaps in California’s water infrastructure — and how much money the state will need to fix it. The board’s new report moves beyond that assessment to…
Featured Faculty: Gregory Pierce
UCLA Anderson Review
UCLA Anderson’s & UCLA’s IoES’ Magali Delmas KEDGE Business School’s Olivier Gergaud’s research found organic wines scored 6.2 percentage points above conventional ones; biodynamic wines scored even higher, 5.8 points…
Featured Faculty: Magali (Maggie) Delmas
DSM Observer
Deepak Rajagopal, a professor at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, explains that LCA is valuable for individual mining contractors to identify where much of the cost and…
Featured Faculty: Deepak Rajagopal
Business Wire
o reach Gov. Gavin Newsom’s net-zero emission vehicle (ZEV) goal by 2035, officials must put equity goals at the forefront of the state’s ZEV strategy – or risk falling short…
Featured: J.R. DeShazo
UCLA Newsroom
A group of UCLA engineers has become the first university team to win the grand prize in the NRG COSIA Carbon XPRIZE global competition. By mitigating the carbon footprint of concrete,…
Featured: Laurent Pilon
The Guardian
After the third-driest year ever recorded in the state, California risks disaster just months after a devastating 2020. Though environmental conditions exacerbate risks, a key problem lies with people, according…
Featured Faculty: Stephanie Pincetl and Glen MacDonald