IoES in the News

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Newsweek featured a study co-authored by faculty members Glen MacDonald and Richard Ambrose that studied topography, tides, vegetation, underlying sediments, and water level data from Tijuana, Mexico, to Port Susan, Washington and…

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89.3 KPCC spoke with faculty member Glen MacDonald about a research he co-authored that indicated marshes along the California Coast may disappear if we continue emitting greenhouse gases at our…

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In their recent article, Big Think discussed the UC/Vox Climate Lab collaboration video, “The diet that helps fight climate change.” 

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“We have been in an extended period of unusually warm and dry conditions. One might call that a drought,” stated IoES climate scientist Daniel Swain to the Fresno Bee.

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Weather Underground included a recent study co-authored by IoES faculty member Alan Barreca that discussed how low humidity, which may become more prominent in some regions due to climate change,…

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Professor Aradhna Tripati shared her experience with systemic racism and how she addresses lack of diversity in environmental science through the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science and postdoctoral scholar…

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“There’s a new concept that the (Chinese) state is calling ecological civilization and it’s been all over the official propaganda and the state leadership messaging.” UCLA Law professor and IoES…

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The Ventura County Star consulted with IoES climate scientist Daniel Swain; “As a lot of people in Ventura and Santa Barbara County are acutely aware, the drought arguably never really…

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Capital Public Radio consulted with Daniel Swain, IoES postdoctoral scholar, about California’s current state of water. High reservoir benefits big cities, but not necessarily farms and the drought never ended…

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Mother Jones included a quote from IoES climate researcher Daniel Swain; “Every week that we don’t reverse this trend from here forward, it’s going to be that much harder to…

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“More and more this is the trend…It’s really not just a question of changing consumer behaviors, but there are also socially responsible investors, and I think companies are trying to…

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According to Luciana Alves, co-author/ IoES assistant researcher, this study can identify areas to prioritize conservation and help the development of better models to understand responses of different tropical forest…

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KQED consulted with IoES faculty member/ environmental law professor at the Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the UCLA School of Law, Ann Carlson, about  potential climate…

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Mark Gold, IoES faculty member told 89.3 KPCC Take Two that, “What we’ve seen is that we went from a 24.5 percent reduction in water use – which everybody in…

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Scientists announced 40% of California is experiencing moderate drought. Digital Journal quoted Daniel Swain, IoES climate scientist, who stated, “This year it’s going to be pretty stark… There’s not going…

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IoES Faculty and Co-Directors of Emmett Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at UCLA School of Law Ann Carlson and Sean Hecht weigh in on Chevron’s desire to have…

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Daniel Swain, IoES Climate Scientist, informed the Santa Cruz Sentinel that, “February is the peak season for snow accumulation… Every week that we don’t reverse this trend from here forward,…

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“This year it’s going to be pretty stark… There’s not going to be a lot of snow on the ground,” according to Daniel Swain, IoES climate scientist to Inside Climate…

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“We do anticipate changes in precipitation, but even if we didn’t have any changes in precipitation, there would still be a big impact on snowpack due to warming,” Alex Hall, director…

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NPR’s All Things Considered discussed a study co-authored by IoES Environmental Economics Professor Alan Barreca that found cases of influenza deaths among those age 65+ increase by 18% when their team…

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The Daily Bruin covered the IoES’s Center for Diverse Science in Leadership’s inaugural event where scientists from diverse backgrounds spoke about their research and experiences in academia. 

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“In the last 10 or 15 years, the snowline had been marching up the mountains pretty quickly… Unfortunately, that’s the reality. It’s one of the most obvious impacts of global…

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The Daily Bruin featured a story on the Bird Genoscape Project study that showed how climate change may be leading to a decline in the North American yellow warbler population.

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The Verge featured IoES Director Peter Kareiva and researcher Valerie Carranza’s study- “Existential risk due to ecosystem collapse: Nature strikes back,” highlighting major environmental concepts that are pertinent to apocalyptic events…