Spectrum News
UCLA geography professor and director of the White Mountain Research Center Glen MacDonald sits down with Tanya McRae for Spectrum News to discuss why we’re facing fewer but larger wildfires—and…
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CNN
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses Hurricane Hilary for CNN, stating that “multiple years’ worth of precipitation” could potentially fall in some of California’s driest areas.
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The New York Times
UCLA adjunct professor Emily Lindsey discusses the new study she authored for New York Times. The study reveals Southern California’s large mammals did not go extinct due to overhunting —…
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Forbes
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the Maui wildfire and conventional firefighting tactics for Forbes.
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ABC News
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the complex weather and environmental causes behind the deadly Maui wildfires for ABC News. “We should not look to the Maui wildfires as a…
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The Hill
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the conditions that led to the devastating wildfire in Maui — the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century — for the Hill.…
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The Wall Street Journal
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the conditions that caused the massive and deadly wildfires that swept through Maui for the Wall Street Journal. “A confluence of powerful downslope winds…
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KQED
Director of UCLA La Kretz Center for California Conservation Science and professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Brad Shaffer discusses how scientists are racing against time to create a global…
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Los Angeles Times
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the conditions that fueled the most devastating wildfire in Hawaii in over a century for LA times. “The fires that we’re seeing are on…
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Los Angeles Times
In her LA Times op-ed, UCLA Professor Stephanie Pincetl highlights recent underreported wildfires in Algeria, contrasting them with prominent blazes in Greece and Italy, all sharing a Mediterranean climate. Pincetl…
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Los Angeles Times
UCLA climate scientist Glen MacDonald reveals why California needs a new perspective on wildfires for Los Angeles Times. ”We have to live with fire,” says MacDonald. “We’re never going to…
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NBC News
UCLA atmospheric & oceanic scientist Benjamin Bass discusses a new study confirms that the vital Colorado River Basin has lost 10 trillion gallons of water over a period of 21…
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Phys.org
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses 2023 climate patterns and fire season for Phys.org. “Big fires in the desert are entirely consistent with the fire season outlook for 2023,” said…
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The New York Times
UCLA IoES director Marilyn Raphael discusses historic and current sea ice levels for New York Times, explaining that this year’s Antarctic sea ice extent “is very, very concerning” and “is…
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Los Angeles Times
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the 2023 wildfire season in California for the Los Angeles Times, explaining that this year’s climate provided a “more continuous fuel bed” and that…
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The New York Times
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the 2023 wildfire season in California for the New York Times, explaining that “given [we had] an exceptionally wet winter and cool spring, larger…
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The New York Times
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses rising temperatures for the New York Times, stating that California is “one of the only locales in the entire world, in fact, that has…
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California City News
UCLA professor and lead author quoted by California City News regarding his recent study conducted on wildfires and their causes. “It could be from anything like someone throwing a cigarette…
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PR Newswire
UCLA Associate Professor Deepak Rajagopal discusses his new study titled “Reducing life cycle material, energy and emissions for liquid consumer products through printing” for PR Newswire. “The technology that Smart…
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KMVT
KMVT explores how Adjunct Professor Travis Longcore and his students are helping preserve the night sky by monitoring light pollution in Central Idaho. “So, the first student group, because of…
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KTLA
“In the state of California, if you look at wildfires, well over 90% of the ignition source has been tracked back to humans. It could be from anything like someone…
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Yahoo News
“Once you get extremely warm oceans, it is easier to maintain heat waves” as more humidity gets unleashed, said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California Los…
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Yahoo News
Professor of ecology and evolutionary biology Daniel Blumstein informs Yahoo News on the reason behind certain squirrel and animal poses. “Many mammals have less fur on their bellies compared to…
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USA Today
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses recent record-breaking heat for USA Today. “But we’re starting to see the long-term, human-caused warming signal overwhelming that volatility. At this point, there aren’t…
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