IoES in the News
Headline
California’s wild extremes of flooding and drought will only get worse as the planet warms
Inhabitant featured an article about the increased frequency of wet-to-dry weather seasons, as projected by climate scientists Daniel Swain, Alex Hall, and David Neelin in their latest article.
Headline
California risks severe ‘whiplash’ from drought to flood: scientists
KFGO Radio featured research completed by climate scientists Daniel Swain, Alex Hall, and David Neelin that found California will suffer increased volatile weather this century due to a warming world.
Headline
Climate Change Will Make California’s Drought-Flood Cycle More Volatile, Study Finds
“We really need to be thinking seriously about what we’re going to do about these risks,” Daniel Swain, climate scientist and co-author of the study said.”Climate change is creating a…
Headline
In California, climate change will mean increasing ‘weather whiplash’
The Press Democrat reported on the findings and implications of a study co-authored by climate scientists Daniel Swain, Alex Hall, and David Neelin that projected swings from severe drought to extreme…
Headline
California to ‘whipsaw’ between drought, floods: study
Phys.org discussed findings from a paper published in Nature Climate Change by UCLA climate scientists Daniel Swain, Alex Hall, and David Neelin. The study projected that wet-to-dry extremes in California may…
Headline
California risks severe ‘whiplash’ from drought to flood: scientists
EMTV Online featured research co-authored by climate scientists Daniel Swain, Alex Hall, and David Neelin that projected an increased frequency of extreme wet and dry weather seasons as a result…
Headline
Flooding, Fire, Drought, Repeat: California Has A New Normal
The Pacific Palisades Patch featured an article about research co-authored by IoES scientists Daniel Swain, Alex Hall, and David Neelin that projected dramatic swings between dry and wet years as the…
Headline
Repeated extreme weather of floods / droughts
Yon Hap News, a Korean news site, highlighted the findings of a new paper co-authored by IoES climate scientists Daniel Swain, Alex Hall, and David Neelin, that projected an increased…
Headline
Climate Change Could Increase ‘Whiplash’ Between Wet and Dry Years in California, Leading to More Disasters
EcoWatch discussed a study led by IoES NatureNet Postdoctoral Fellow and climate scientist, Daniel Swain. They included quotes from him about the dangers of the climate “whiplash” and how it…
Headline
California risks severe ‘whiplash’ from drought to flood
The Weather Network highlighted a study by Daniel Swain, Alex Hall, and David Neelin that projected, “a 25 percent to 100 percent increase in extreme dry-to-wet precipitation events,” this century…
Headline
California Can Expect Extreme Swings Between Wet and Dry Years: Report
“We really need to be thinking seriously about what we’re going to do about these risks.” NBC Los Angeles quoted Daniel Swain, IoES NatureNet Postdoctoral Fellow, climate scientist, and lead…
Headline
California to ‘whiplash’ between droughts, floods
Free Malaysia Today quoted co-authors/ climate scientists Daniel Swain, David Neelin, and Alex Hall in their article: “Few of the dams, levees and canals that currently protect millions living in…
Headline
Scientists: California Risks Severe ‘Whiplash’ From Drought to Flood
Voice of America News quoted Daniel Swain, lead author of the study referenced in their article: “such a future can be partially, but not completely, avoided” if the world takes…
Headline
California’s Future Is Dry, Wet, and Scary
Futurism quoted Daniel Swain, (IoES climate scientist, NatureNet Postdoctoral Fellow, and lead author of the referenced study): “I don’t think most people in California really have a grasp of the…
Headline
How “Weather Whiplash” Could Change California
Daniel Swain, IoES NatureNet Postdoctoral Fellow and climate scientist, told the Public Policy Institute of California that, “there will be much bigger swings between wet and dry years. We project…
Headline
On Transparency and the EPA: What’s Left
“Reading the rule, it doesn’t look like a proposal that has been strongly vetted by career lawyers… this rulemaking is extraordinary in the lack of reference to any legal authority,” said…
Headline
This Is How Terrible Your Pet Is for the World
Disease carriers, waterway polluters, and large impacts on agriculture— pets have a huge effect on the environment. UCLA professor of geography and IoES faculty member Gregory Okin spoke with VICE…
Headline
Lawsuits took down Big Tobacco. Can they make oil companies accountable for climate change?
Ann Carlson, Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the UCLA School of Law faculty director and IoES faculty member spoke with 90.5 WESA, Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station about how…
Headline
L.A. County officials considering property tax for stormwater measures
“This would be by far the most significant action that the county and its 88 cities have taken to reduce stormwater pollution and start using stormwater as a resource,” said…
Headline
California Is Ready for a Fight Over Tailpipe Emissions. Here’s Why.
By imposing a sales requirement for zero emission cars, California is “telling manufacturers they can’t have anything coming out of the tailpipes,” stated Professor Ann Carlson, IoES faculty member and…
Headline
Finding their voice
The Thousand Oaks Acorn spotlighted an incoming IoES doctoral student’s English-learning journey.
Headline
California among 17 states suing Trump administration over car emission standards
Sean Hecht, IoES faculty member and co-director of the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the UCLA School of Law was a featured guest on 89.3 KPCC.
Headline
Study Links Extreme California Weather Swings To Climate Change
The KHTS Hometown Station based in Santa Clarita, CA noted the extreme weather patterns of recent years seen in Santa Clarita mirror the findings by climate scientists Daniel Swain, David…
Headline
California could be hit by deadly megafloods that leave homes under 30 FEET of water before the end of the century, study warns
The Daily Mail shared findings from a new study co-authored by Daniel Swain, David Neelin, and Alex Hall that found California will experience, “climate whiplash,” with extreme floods and dry…
Headline
Study forecasts a severe climate future for California
Prevention Web featured the research of Daniel Swain, Alex Hall, and David Neelin about the increasing precipitation volatility in twenty-first-century California on their site.
