IoES in the News
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
Awards
High school student working in UCLA IoES La Kretz Center lab wins first place in the California State Science Fair
Congratulations to Tai Michaels for winning first place in the Environmental Division of the Los Angeles Science Fair as well as winning first place in the California State Science Fair!…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Finding their voice
The Thousand Oaks Acorn spotlighted an incoming IoES doctoral student’s English-learning journey.
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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California’s Drought-Flood Whiplash to Get Way More Dramatic by the End of this Century
India.com featured an article anout Daniel Swain, David Neelin, and Alex Hall’s new “climate whiplash” study and potential implications for California.
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Climate Change Will Only Make California’s Weather Whiplash Worse
Earther reported that the findings of co-authors Daniel Swain, David Neelin, and Alex Hall’s new study will, “have implications for Californian of all stripes, from people living in wildfire-prone areas…
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Perdue appoints Greenwood, Schwartz to NOSB
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue has appointed James Greenwood to the National Organic Standards Board. He will fill the environmental protection and resource conservation seat and has served as faculty for…
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Metro wants to end free rides for clean-air vehicles in toll lanes
“Most of the population doesn’t know anything about electric vehicles… For them to see signs in the toll lanes that allow these cars, or even to see vehicles in the…
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Scott Pruitt’s New Rule Could Completely Transform the EPA
“To anyone who’s looked at a lot of EPA rules, this rulemaking is extraordinary in the lack of reference to any legal authority,” Sean Hecht, IoES faculty member and UCLA…
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California’s Next Climate Change Challenge is Water Whiplash
The Union of Concerned Scientists highlighted a, “groundbreaking paper,” co-authored by Daniel Swain, Alex Hall, and David Neelin that indicated, “the state has already entered a period of increased extreme…
