IoES in the News
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Glen MacDonald for Los Angeles Times —As Mojave Desert burns, we’re seeing the flip side of California’s weird weather year
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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Benjamin Bass for NBC News — Colorado River Basin has lost 10 trillions gallons of water due to climate change: Study
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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Daniel Swain for Phys.org — York fire in Mojave Desert along California-Nevada border balloons to 77,000 acres
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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Meet the 2023 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #15-18
The final group of candidates for the 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award includes a green architect, a conservationist, a clean energy leader and an ocean conservation advocate.
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Marilyn Raphael for New York Times — Antarctic Sea Ice Is at a ‘Very Concerning’ Record Low
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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Daniel Swain for the Los Angeles Times — The Mojave Desert is burning in California’s biggest fire of year, torching Joshua trees
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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Daniel Swain for the New York Times — California’s Largest Wildfire of the Year Sweeps Across the Mojave
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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Meet the 2023 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #11-14
The third group of candidates for the 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award includes a marine biologist, an Indigenous activist, a nuclear arms control expert and a leopard conservationist.
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Daniel Swain for New York Times — Heat Records Are Falling Worldwide, but Most Californians Have Been Spared
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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Glen MacDonald for California City News — STUDY: 90% OF CALIFORNIA WILDFIRES IGNITED BY HUMANS
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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Deepak Rajagopal for PR Newswire — UCLA Study Highlights Smart Cups’ Revolutionary Technology Reducing Environmental Impact of Liquid Consumer Products
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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Meet the 2023 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #6-10
The second group of candidates for the 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award includes community equity advocates, a sustainable solar innovator, an activist filmmaker, a conservation leader and a wildlife lawyer.
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Travis Longcore for KMVT — Light Pollution Monitoring in Central Idaho
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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Glen MacDonald for KTLA — Humans to blame for about 90% of wildfire ignitions, report finds
“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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Daniel Swain for Yahoo Finance — Extreme Heat, Weather Conditions Attributed to Stagnant Jet Stream
“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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Daniel Blumstein for Yahoo News — Ever see a squirrel or other animal do this pose? Here’s what it means
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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Daniel Swain for USA Today — Summers are always hot. Here’s how we know climate change is making summer 2023 hotter.
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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Glen MacDonald for California Local — Climate Change Caused 172 Percent More Land to be Burned by Wildfire, Study Finds
Glen MacDonald discusses the reasons why wildfires have become increasingly severe and frequent for California Local, pointing to climate change as an overarching factor.
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Meet the 2023 Pritzker Environmental Genius Award Candidates #1-5
The first group of candidates for the 2023 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award includes a marine ecologist, an activist, a climate tech CEO, a marine conservation scientist and the executive chair of an Indonesian environmental conservation foundation.
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Rajit Gadh for KCRW — Should LA make AC mandatory for all rental units?
Rajit Gadh, professor at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering, discusses how AC mandates in Los Angeles would effect the city’s energy consumption for KCRW. “We need the charging infrastructure…
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Daniel Blumstein for VigourTimes — Dialects Extend Beyond Humans Alone
“According to Daniel Blumstein, a biologist at UCLA who was not involved in the study, Clarke’s research contributes a small yet significant piece to the broader puzzle of animal communication.…
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Daniel Swain for Forbes — 4 Numbers To Watch For As The Climate Crisis Heats Up
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses record-breaking temperatures and heatwaves for Forbes, “One searing statistic: the official recording site in Death Valley has a decent chance of tying (or even)…
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Daniel Swain for USA Today — NWS excessive heat warnings, advisories amid heat wave
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the melting California snowpack with USA Today, “There is still snow to melt at the highest elevations, and it really is going to start…
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Daniel Swain for New York Times — A Major Heat Wave Arrives in California
UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses the oncoming California heatwave, “It has been relatively quiet in California as of late, and that’s about to change.”
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Glen MacDonald for Sierra Sun Times — UCLA: Why Are California’s Wildfires Getting Worse? Experts Explain What We Know
“While contributing factors to the worsening wildfire situation can vary across regions and ecosystems, climate change is an overarching force that affects all areas, said Glen MacDonald, a UCLA distinguished…
