IoES in the News
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Is California Ready For The Next Catastrophic Flood?
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain explains why disastrous flooding events like the one in 1861 are not only becoming more likely as the planet warms, but may have already been…
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ET: Tom Brady Praises ‘Inspiring’ Wife Gisele Bundchen
After Gisele Bundchen cheered on her husband, Tom Brady, at the Super Bowl earlier this month, it was his turn to return the favor! On Thursday evening, the stunning power couple…
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Ann Carlson in Vox: Pay attention to the growing wave of climate change lawsuits
Ann Carlson is the Shirley Shapiro Professor of Environmental Law, and the inaugural Faculty Director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the UCLA School of Law.…
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Daniel Swain with WNYC Studios: Black Holes, California Megaflood. Feb 22, 2019, Part 2
UCLA’s Daniel Swain talks about the atmospheric river and flooding in California with WNYC Studios. “When it floods in California, the culprit is usually what’s known as an atmospheric river—a…
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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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Stephanie Pincetl awarded the 2019 Meredith F. Burrill Award
Stephanie Pincetl, University of California Los Angeles, has been an intellectual leader in the field of urban sustainability, known particularly for her extensive research on urban metabolism and effective resource…
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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,…
