Drought-stricken California seems an unlikely location for a flood of biblical proportions, but the US Geological Survey has repeatedly that a rare storm event, known as an “ARkStorm” could dump…
Featured: Daniel Swain
The Press Democrat
Much of coastal northern and central California is experiencing its driest autumn on record, according to Daniel Swain’s California Weather Blog. The full three-month season, September through November, likely will…
Featured: Daniel Swain
UCLA Newsroom
“Los Angeles used to be nearly as polluted as Beijing is today,” said Yifang Zhu, co-lead author of the study and professor of environmental health sciences at the Fielding School.…
Featured Faculty: Yifang Zhu
UCLA Newsroom
Magali Delmas and PhD candidate Emma Barnosky use behavior science to foster goals ranging from energy conservation to community solidarity.
Featured Faculty: Magali (Maggie) Delmas
Featured PhD Alum: Emma Barnosky
A California Coastal Conservancy study indicates low- and middle-income households, people of color, and younger people are less likely to stay along the coast overnight. “The high-level conclusion is that…
Featured Faculty: Jon Christensen
Daily Bruin
Jennifer Jay, a professor of civil and environmental engineering, said she thinks leaving the agreement would be disastrous for the environment, especially since the U.S. is a leading emitter of…
Featured Faculty: Jennifer Jay
Reno Gazette Journal
Although this autumn in California is drier than normal compared to the past, recent climate research suggests it could be more common in the future. “What I think we are…
Featured: Daniel Swain
The Mercury News
“It’s not that unusual to have a relatively dry October, but to have a bone-dry October with a bone-dry November is much more dramatically unusual,” said climate scientist, Daniel Swain.
Featured: Daniel Swain
UCLA Samueli
Each year since 2002, Web of Science has presented a list recognizing research scientists who have demonstrated significant and broad influence in a chosen field or fields through the publication…
Featured: Dennis Lettenmaier
National Science Foundation
UCLA climate scientist, Daniel Swain, will take part in a $19 million National Science Foundation program aimed at improving predictability and risk assessments of natural hazards. Natural disasters – like…
Featured: Daniel Swain
The Conversation
Magali Delmas, Ph.D. candidate Emma Barnosky and colleagues uncovered promising solutions to boost recycling by rewarding consumers with discounts, deals and social connections.
Featured Faculty: Magali (Maggie) Delmas
Featured PhD Alum: Emma Barnosky
University of California
According to a new study by Chad Thackeray and Alex Hall, human-caused climate change is on track to make the Arctic Ocean functionally ice-free for part of each year starting…
Featured Faculty: Alex Hall
Featured: Chad Thackeray
Magali Delmas, Ph.D. candidate Emma Barnosky and economist Marieke Huysentruyt uncovered promising solutions to the recycling crisis driven by personal benefits and social connections.
Featured Faculty: Magali (Maggie) Delmas
Featured PhD Alum: Emma Barnosky
Business Journals
Magali Delmas and Ph.D. candidate Emma Barnosky address how to overcome recycling challenges.
Featured Faculty: Magali (Maggie) Delmas
Featured PhD Alum: Emma Barnosky
Chad Thackeray and Alex Hall assessed 23 models’ depiction of seasonal ice melt between 1980 and 2015 and compared them with the satellite observations. Their study finds that the Arctic…
Featured Faculty: Alex Hall
Featured: Chad Thackeray
The Mendocino Voice
As climate change continues to modify weather patterns and increase the duration of fire-seasons, readers are encouraged to follow UCLA climatologist, Daniel Swain, on Twitter.
Featured: Daniel Swain
Pomona College alumnus and Director of UCLA’s Center for Climate Science, Alex Hall, says “I think it’s time to divest. Pomona should be a leader, not a follower.”
Featured Faculty: Alex Hall
Phys.org
Chad Thackery and Alex Hall research the surface’s reflectivity of sunlight, or albedo, that causes greater local warming, which in turn leads to further ice melt. They find that the…
Featured Faculty: Alex Hall
Featured: Chad Thackeray
“The voices of indigenous people are being heard here — through me, through all of you and through this prize,” said Ibrahim after receiving the award, which included a US$…
Featured 2019 Pritzker Award Winner: Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Ventura County Star
Daniel Swain discusses how fire season extends well beyond spring and summer in California.
Featured: Daniel Swain
Yale Environment 360
“There has been an assumption that the main thing we have to contend with climate change is increased temperatures, decreased snowpack, increased wildfire risk… those things are still true, but…
Featured: Daniel Swain
Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award recipient and native of Chad, Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, receives $100,000 for work uniting cultures around a shrinking water resource that serves four African nations.
Featured 2019 Pritzker Award Winner: Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim
Daily Bruin
Limited urban space has forced rising neighborhoods to sprawl away from major cities. But, building more affordable housing might be anything but affordable in the long run. Stephanie Pincetl, professor-in-residence…
Featured Faculty: Stephanie Pincetl
Daniel Swain comments on the first ‘catastrophic’ fire designation (the highest level, above ‘extreme’) for Sydney, Australia and its suburbs since the country’s new fire danger rating system was introduced…