IoES in the News
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Daniel Swain in Curbed LA: Is climate change the reason why it snowed in LA?
UCLA’s Daniel Swain apogee with Curbed LA about the recent snow in LA. “As snow fell Thursday in parts of LA where it hadn’t snowed for decades, Angelenos tried to…
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Mark Gold in LA Times: L.A.’s ambitious goal: Recycle all of the city’s sewage into drinkable water
Mark Gold is Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability. In this LA Times article, he weighs in on LA’s move to recycle all of the city’s sewage into drinkable water.…
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Simon De Pury Presents Hollywood for Science Gala 2019
One of the leading figures in the art market and active charity auctioneer Simon de Pury is teaming up with UCLA for the sake of the environment. The Institute of…
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Researcher by Magali Delmas: 5 key benefits of green buildings on the environment and your lifestyle
Magali Delmas is a Professor of Management at the UCLA Institute of the Environment and the Anderson School of Management. A UCLA study showed that employees who work in green…
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Mark Gold in LA Times: California wastes most of its rainwater, which simply goes down the drain
Mark Gold, associate vice chancellor for environment and sustainability at UCLA, spoke with the LA Times about where all the rain water is going. “When you look at the Los Angeles…
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Forbes: Visit The Kung Fu Nuns Of Nepal And Other Auction Items At The Hollywood For Science Gala
This evening is more than just drinking expensive champagne and rubbing shoulders with the rich and famous, it is a chance to honor those who devote so much time to the…
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Daniel Swain in Newsweek
In this Newsweek article, UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain said the Corps are “categorically underestimating” the potential impact of a mega-storm. “We only have about a century of records to…
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Daniel Swain in LA Times: Experts say LA in danger of mega storm
Scientists call it California’s “other big one,” and they say it could cause three times as much damage as a major earthquake ripping along the San Andreas Fault. Although it…
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Billboard: Lauryn Hill to Perform at UCLA Hollywood for Science Gala
UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability (IoES) announced Thursday (Feb. 14) that Lauryn Hill will take the stage at the organization’s annual Hollywood for Science Gala. CeeLo Green and Robert…
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Daniel Swain in Vox: Mudslides, snow, and flash floods: an atmospheric river has soaked California
A massive, gushing river in the sky — a mile high, more than 300 miles wide, and carrying up to 15 times the amount of water in the Mississippi River…
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Daniel Swain in KTLA 5: Recent Storms Brings More Snow to California Than Boston
Daniel Swain is a climate scientist at UCLA. He followed the winter storm in Redding, CA and expressed his surprise that Redding received more snow in a 12 hour period…
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UCLA researchers studying how the Woolsey fire affects plant and animal recovery
Brad Shaffer, a distinguished professor of ecology and evolutionary biology and a member of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability. A UCLA-led research project has begun a months-long study…
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Alex Hall in Herald Mail: Scientists reveal climate forecast for 2080 — and it’s a whole lot warmer
Scientists have just revealed the climate forecast for the year 2080 in hundreds of cities across North America, and — surprise! — it looks like it’s going to get a…
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Stephanie Pincetl in UC Agriculture and Natural Resources: Rising to the challenges of 21st century water management in Los Angeles
In a recent paper, Stephanie Pincetl, director of the California Center for Sustainable Communities at UCLA, and co-authors argue that investments made over the years to fortify the city’s supply…
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Miranda Wang in UN Environment
Our Pritzker winner Miranda Wang takes on plastic pollution, which traps wildlife, contaminates water and food, and leads to human health problems. With BioCellection, she has pioneered an invention that…
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Paul Barber: What Is the Coral Triangle?
Paul Barber is a professor in the department of ecology and evolutionary biology. He lab integrates genetics, ecology, oceanography and geology to understand the processes that promote speciation in marine environments,…
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Jon Christensen in AP: Despite fierce weather, Nebraska avoids climate change plan
Jon Christensen is an adjunct assistant professor in the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability, the Department of History, and the Center for Digital Humanities at the University of California,…
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Daniel Swain in The Mercury News: Atmospheric river possible next week for California, raising flood concerns
Daniel Swain is a climate scientist at UCLA. In this Mercury News article, Swain discusses the “growing likelihood of an atmospheric river storm hitting California late next week, raising concerns…
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Ursula Heise & Brad Shaffer in Voice of America
Ursula K. Heise is the Marcia H. Howard Chair in Literary Studies at the Department of English and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA. Brad Shaffer is…
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Alex Hall in LA Times: 2018 was one of the hottest years on record
Alex Hall is Professor in the Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences and Institute of the Environment and Sustainability and Director of the Center for Climate Science at UCLA. His research is focused…
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Sean Hecht in E&E News
Sean B. Hecht is the Co-Executive Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and Evan Frankel Professor of Policy and Practice, at UCLA School of Law.…
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Mark Gold in laist: The Rain Has Washing Our Sins Onto SoCal’s Beaches
Mark Gold, D.Env. is the Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability. In this LAist article about the rain LA received, Gold said that while the much-needed rain is good for…
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Yifang Zhu in The Washington Post
Yifang Zhu is the Center for Clean Air Associate Director and a professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences. In this Washington Post article, Zhu talks about the environmental impact of…
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Daniel Swain in SF Gate
Daniel Swain is a climatologist at UC Los Angeles. In this article in SF Gate about powerful winds in San Francisco, Swain points to weather models indicating “this could be…
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J.R. DeShazo in Capitol Weekly
J.R. DeShazo is the Director of the Luskin Center for Innovation at the University of California at Los Angeles and an environmental economist. He also is an Associate Professor and…
