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Migratory songbirds’ travels disrupted by earlier springs
David Colgan
UCLA-led study highlights the effects of earlier ‘green-ups’ due to climate change
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Carbon sequestration: a critical but less-understood piece of the climate puzzle
Anna Novoselov
Removing carbon already in the air is a must for Biden to meet international goals, say UCLA experts
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Tech meets tradition for rainforest conservation project
Colin O'Brien-Lux
If you happen to have a friend who lives on the other side of the planet, advances in satellite technology make it easy to stay connected. Satellite-based technology also makes…
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UCLA’s women leaders discuss their influence in the environmental science field
Ashley Kruythoff
In celebration of Women’s History Month, a look at those who are challenging norms, dispelling stereotypes and celebrating diversity
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Turtles ‘in horrible shape’ with grim future due to rising sea levels
David Colgan
Expansive phylogenetic tree reveals clues about the animals’ past, future
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A ‘ghastly future’ unless extraordinary action is taken soon on sustainability
Stuart Wolpert
Global team of scientists, including UCLA’s Daniel Blumstein, points to environmental, population and political challenges
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Tribal leader Clara Pratte wins Pritzker Award for young environmental innovators
David Colgan
Navajo sustainable business advocate receives $100,000 for grassroots and national efforts
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Activism in pandemic times: Q&A with Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim, 2019 Pritzker Award winner
David Colgan
In her multiple roles: UN Sustainable Development Goal Advocate, founder/president of the Association for Indigenous Women and Peoples of Chad (AFPAT), and Conservation International senior fellow, Ibrahim continued advocating for…
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State of Fire
Alison Hewitt
UCLA wildfire research reveals the patterns and future threats of blazes in California — and offers a foundation for how to face the flames.
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Wildfires should be considered a top threat to survival of species
Sonia Aronson
UCLA ecologist joins worldwide team of experts calling for new approaches to fire management
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Sustainability leaders discuss possible outcomes of pandemic
Ashley Kruythoff
The abrupt onset of the coronavirus forced people, businesses, and organizations to aggressively prepare for a new reality and uncertain future. Around the world, institutions shifted to digital engagement, implementing…
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Extreme rainfall projected to get more severe, frequent with warming
David Colgan
Climate and population changes would expose millions more to severe flooding in continental U.S.
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Himalayan glaciers melting because of high-altitude dust
Sonia Aronson
Dust, climate change and air pollution are triple threat to water source for a billion people
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What the wildfires tell us about the shortcomings of California’s electrical grid
Sean Brenner
Q&A with UCLA energy systems expert Eric Fournier
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2020 Pritzker finalists: Clara Pratte, Kathy Jetñil-Kijiner, Leah Penniman
David Colgan
The finalists represent a vast range of environmental issues and approaches. All of them are working to address past and ongoing injustices.
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A warming California sets the stage for future floods
Sonia Aronson
UCLA study finds that continued climate change will deliver a dangerous one-two punch for state’s water managers
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Announcing the Candidates for the 2020 Pritzker Emerging Environmental Genius Award
Sonia Aronson
Candidates for the 4th annual Pritzker Award are artists, leaders and inventors under the age of 40 fighting for a more sustainable future. They include a college dropout who invented…
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Air conditioning: Environmental loss, human win
Paul Stainier
With a warming climate, a key win-lose solution is air conditioning. In hotter conditions, workplace productivity suffers, students learn less, and mortality rates are higher. Fortunately, we have a way…
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Risk of massive wildfires continues to grow in California
Sonia Aronson
Doubling of extreme fire weather days highlights the need to reduce emissions and take other preventive measures
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As climate change messes with temperature and precipitation, California newts suffer
David Colgan
Study shows how drought affects native amphibians, harbingers of what’s to come
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Geoengineering, a futuristic idea that needs more imagination — a Q&A with author Holly Buck
Colin O'Brien-Lux
Buck talks about her new book at UCLA School of Law on Feb. 18 Whether building bridges to connect people, inventing drugs to save lives or splitting atoms to power…