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Daniel Swain in NY Times: Snow in Forecast for a 2,500-Mile Path From California to Maine
Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate scientist, spoke with NY Times about forecasted snow from California to Maine. “Increasingly in California and elsewhere we’re seeing anecdotes that are lining up with…
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Daniel Swain in NY Times: Why ‘the Worst of Both Worlds’ Is in the Forecast
Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate scientist, spoke to the NY Times about severe storms hitting California. “The bad news is that these kinds of severe storms are likely to get…
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Daniel Swain in National Geographic: ‘Rivers in the sky’ are why California is flooding
“You need two ingredients for an atmospheric river,” says Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles. “A plume of really concentrated moisture in the atmosphere…
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The move supports the UCLA Sustainable LA Grand Challenge, which aims to transition L.A. County to exclusively local wate
Mark Gold is UCLA’s Associate Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability. “‘The city’s new plan is moving us toward the Sustainable LA goals faster than almost anyone thought was possible,’…
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Neil Berg in Daily Bruin: Despite recent cold front, LA is still experiencing trend toward warmer weather
This February has been the coldest in nearly 60 years, with the average temperature in LA this month falling five degrees lower than the normal average. However, Neil Berg, associate…
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Deepak Rajagopal: Time to usher in the EV revolution
“The air quality in our cities is deteriorating at an alarming rate. Today, 14 out of the 15 most polluted cities in the world are in India. Left unchecked, we…
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Daniel Swain in the LA Times: A February to remembrrr in L.A.: It never even reached 70 degrees
Daniel Swain is a climate scientist at UCLA. In this LA Times article, Swain explains that even though it never reached about 70 degrees this February, climate is still warming.…
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Robert Wayne in the Daily Bruin: 2 studies link household rat poison to changes in L.A. bobcats’ immune system and genetics
Robert Wayne is a UCLA professor of ecology and evolutionary biology who collaborates regularly with the park service. Two 2018 studies based on a 20-year collaboration between researchers at UCLA and…
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Daniel Swain in Bloomberg: California Is Stuck Fighting Climate Change With a Bankrupt, Distrusted Company
Daniel Swain is a leading climate scientist at UCLA. He spoke with Bloomberg about PG&E since the Camp Fire in November. “In addition to these factors, and often exacerbating them,…
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Neil Berg in LA Times: Snowpack more than doubles in a month — and it’s still storming in the Sierra
Neil Berg is a climate scientist at UCLA. He spoke with LA Times about snowpack and water supply in California. “The snowpack had more than doubled from last month —…
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Daniel Swain in The Verge: Today’s floods in California may be a preview of a more extreme future
Daniel Swain, a UCLA climate scientist, discusses the atmospheric river that has drenched Northern California, “A storm in northern California dumped so much water on the region that roads turned…
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Graduate Student Water Resources Group Winter Newsletter
Hey Graduate Student Water Resources Group! We hope your Winter Quarter is going well. Check out the list of upcoming events and opportunities you may be interested in: Winter Quarter…
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Gerard Butler Joins Courteney Cox & Johnny McDaid at Hollywood for Science Gala 2019
“Gerard Butler looks so suave on the gray carpet as he arrives at the 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala on Thursday night (February 21) in Beverly Hills, Calif. The 49-year-old…
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E! News: Tom Brady Gushes Over Gisele at 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala
The New England Patriots QB praises his wife for being recognize for her work at 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala and admits that she inspires him.
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Hollywood for Science Gala- Oscar Party 2019
Catherine Cunningham, PhD writes about UCLA’s Hollywood for Science gala: “We have to do it now. We have to do fast. We have to do it all at the same time. We…
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Gisele speaks about Tom Brady’s football career at the Hollywood for Science Gala
Speaking to a reporter at the 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala at the UCLA Institute of the Environment & Sustainability, Gisele Bundchen voiced her support for her husband’s decision to…
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People Magazine: Star Tracks
Photo 32/93 Honorees Gisele Bündchen and Barbra Streisand pose together at the 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala in support of UCLA’s Institute of the Environment & Sustainability on Thursday in…
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Barbra Streisand And Gisele Bundchen Honored At Annual UCLA Hollywood For Science Gala
This year’s annual event honored legendary singer, songwriter, actress, and director Barbra Streisand and world-renowned super model Gisele Bündchen for their environmental activism. The event featured performances by six-time Grammy…
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Liz Koslov in the Daily Beast: In Los Angeles, Climate-Change Gentrification Is Already Happening
Liz Koslov, an assistant professor of Urban Planning and the Institute of the Environment and Sustainability at UCLA, told The Daily Beast that most people will likely decide to move…
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People Magazine: Tom Brady and Gisele Bündchen Kick Off the Model’s Big Night with PDA on the Red Carpet
Gisele Bündchen was honored for her environmental activism work at Thursday’s 2019 Hollywood for Science Gala in Los Angeles, and her husband Tom Brady was by her side to cheer…
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Daily Mail: Robin Thicke and son Julian look sharp in suits as they attend the Hollywood for Science Gala
The Blurred Lines singer, 41, and his adorable eight-year-old were suited and booted for the event, as they made a stylish entrance in sharp suits.
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Gisele Bundchen and Barbra Streisand were honored for their contributions to the environment
The stars were out in full force Thursday evening for a gala honoring Gisele Bundchen and Barbra Streisand for their environmental efforts. Bundchen and Streisand were selected as honorees for…
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Entertainment Tonight: Hollywood for Science Gala
Entertainment Tonight covered UCLA’s Hollywood for Science Gala.
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E! News: UCLA Hollywood for Science Gala date night
Gisele Bündchen and Tom Brady plus Courtney Cox and Johnny McDaid were just two Hollywood couples to attend UCLA’s Hollywood for Science Gala where Gisele and Barbra Streisand were honored.