IoES Magazine

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Alison Hewitt

I can’t has cheezburger: UCLA researcher finds that feeding pets creates the equivalent of 64 million tons of carbon dioxide a year

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David Colgan

Fueled by her experiences, Aradhna Tripati has helped create the Center for Diverse Leadership in Science, which will provide opportunities for underrepresented minorities.

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David Colgan

Using satellite and laser detection, a new carbon density map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo empowers global efforts to stem climate change and deforestation.

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David Colgan

The program playfully approaches the critical global issue in episodes that are just seven to 10 minutes long. The first two on thinking about climate change and going green have…

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Belinda Waymouth

UCLA weather expert Daniel Swain is part of a team that created a new four-step “framework” to more accurately test how climate change is pushing unprecedented weather events. It’s the latest study in a burgeoning field of climate science known as “extreme event attribution.” Testing their new framework, researchers found that human induced warming has increased the odds of severely hot weather across more than 80 percent of the globe.

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Alison Hewitt

First episode of ‘Climate Lab’ airing today asks why humans are so bad at thinking about climate change.

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Stephanie Pincetl

Stephanie Pincetl is one of the official speakers at Saturday’s March for Science. Here’s why she’s marching.

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Peter Kareiva

With specialties ranging from environmental economics to atmospheric science, three new hires add legitimate climate change muscle to UCLA Institute of the Environment and Sustainability.

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David Colgan

UCLA Law School’s Ted Parson weighs in on climate geoengineering—and some of its sticky governance problems he’ll be tackling in a new project.

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David Colgan

UCLA study shows building certification programs like LEED reduce carbon emissions, but smaller buildings get left behind.

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Belinda Waymouth

The Sierra Nevada snowpack, which provides 60 percent of the state’s water via a vast network of dams and reservoirs, has already been diminished by human-induced climate change and if emissions levels aren’t reduced, the snowpack could largely disappear during droughts, according to findings in the study published today in the journal Geophysical Research Letters.

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David Colgan

The recent crisis at Oroville Dam sheds light on an emerging problem for California’s aging water resources infrastructure. Professor Alex Hall’s research shows that, as temperatures warm in the Sierra Nevada, climate change could precipitate a deluge that will overwhelm a patchwork network of dams and reservoirs that supply 60 percent of the state’s water.

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Stuart Wolpert

Three exceptional young UCLA scientists were honored by President Obama Monday, Jan. 9, with 2017 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the highest honor bestowed by the U.S.…

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David Colgan

A study of gasoline taxes and subsidies in 157 countries shows global regression, even as a majority of countries made progress. It also offers a benchmark for holding governments accountable in the future.

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Daniel Swain

A subtropical mega storm will bring much needed precipitation to California this weekend. However, its warm temperatures and rain could melt Sierra Nevada snow pack and cause flooding.

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Valerie Carranza

These pleas for support stress the urgency of donating now—immediately—before the great ship of Mother Earth sinks. The money they request, of course, is intended to build a war chest…

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Alison Hewitt

Chancellor Block joined leaders in higher education to support science-based solutions.

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Belinda Waymouth

At Earth Now: Earth 2050, UCLA’s top environmental thinkers gave short talks on the paths we must take to have a sustainable planet in decades to come.

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David Colgan

Weather patterns can change quickly as ice melts, according to a new study that examines the end of the last big global freeze.

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David Colgan

A new study shows that temperatures in the Sierra Nevada could rise up to 10 degrees, threatening ecosystems, California’s water supply—and increasing the risk of wildfires.

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David Colgan

Award-winning journalist Andy Revkin joined LENS for an intimate look at his evolution of environmental thinking and some potential outcomes for life on Earth.