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<rss xmlns:contact="contact" xmlns:attachment="attachment" xmlns:default_file="default_file" xmlns:content="content:encoded" version="2.0"><channel><title>Environment + Climate - UCLA</title><link>http://newsroom.ucla.edu</link><description>Environment + climate feed</description><language>en-us</language><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:25 GMT</pubDate><lastBuildDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 22:38:25 GMT</lastBuildDate><generator>iPressroom</generator><item><title>UCLA geography professor Park Williams awarded MacArthur Fellowship</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-geographer-park-williams-receives-macarthur-fellowship</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[An acclaimed hydroclimatologist, Williams was recognized for his research on climate change and its connection to drought and fires. ]]></description><author>Jonathan Riggs </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-geographer-park-williams-receives-macarthur-fellowship</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Oct 2023 15:55:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Controlled burns help prevent wildfires. Climate change is limiting their use</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/climate-change-limiting-use-of-controlled-burns</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Rising temperatures mean fewer overall days when prescribed fires can be safely lit, a new UCLA-led study shows.]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/climate-change-limiting-use-of-controlled-burns</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Oct 2023 10:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Environmental justice is front and center at UCLA’s weekend concert, Volunteer Day</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/environmental-justice-is-focus-at-ucla-welcome-events</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Welcome events for students will incorporate this year’s Common Experience book, “The Intersectional Environmentalist.” ]]></description><author>Madeline Adamo </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/environmental-justice-is-focus-at-ucla-welcome-events</guid><pubDate>Fri, 29 Sep 2023 18:31:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stratospheric cooling: The concerning flip side of global warming </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/stratospheric-cooling-vertical-fingerprinting</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[UCLA-led research finds human-generated greenhouse gases are responsible for the troubling changes in the upper atmosphere.]]></description><author>Alison Hewitt </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/stratospheric-cooling-vertical-fingerprinting</guid><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Human-set fires 13,000 years ago led to extinction of megafauna in Southern California</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/wildfires-pleistocene-epoch-extinction-megafauna-southern-california</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Research by UCLA and La Brea Tar Pits scientists upends theory that saber-toothed cats, other large mammals were hunted out of existence.]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/wildfires-pleistocene-epoch-extinction-megafauna-southern-california</guid><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 20:08:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>The heat is rising, and UCLA research is helping L.A. respond</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/helping-los-angeles-respond-rising-heat</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Environmental justice has been the cornerstone of Luskin School efforts related to the city’s hot weather policies.]]></description><author>Les Dunseith </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/helping-los-angeles-respond-rising-heat</guid><pubDate>Thu, 17 Aug 2023 16:48:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How do smoke, smog affect birds? New initiative invites Californians to help find out</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/how-do-smoke-smog-affect-birds</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Project Phoenix, which launches today, was developed by UCLA and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.]]></description><author>Claire Griffiths </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/how-do-smoke-smog-affect-birds</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Why are California’s wildfires getting worse? Experts explain what we know</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/experts-explain-why-california-wildfires-getting-worse</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Paper synthesizing latest research adds clarity to contentious debate with implications for lives and property.]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/experts-explain-why-california-wildfires-getting-worse</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Jul 2023 21:01:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Leonardo DiCaprio teams with UCLA Lab School to launch scholarships, climate project for kids</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/leonardo-dicaprio-supports-kids-at-ucla-lab-school</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[The Academy Award–winning actor is an alumnus of the school.]]></description><author>UCLA Newsroom </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/leonardo-dicaprio-supports-kids-at-ucla-lab-school</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>What’s living beneath the waves in Southern California?</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/living-beneath-the-waves-southern-california-beaches</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A UCLA study using environmental DNA provides the most comprehensive picture to date of wildlife in the region’s surf zones.]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/living-beneath-the-waves-southern-california-beaches</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Global network for saving forests has its roots at UCLA</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/global-network-saving-forests-roots-at-ucla</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Task force gathers delegates from around the world to discuss how remote sensing can help stop deforestation.]]></description><author>Evan George </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/global-network-saving-forests-roots-at-ucla</guid><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>These UCLA seniors advanced sustainable farming with incarcerated youth in Cameroon</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-seniors-sustainable-farming-incarcerated-youth-cameroon</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Working with Agriculture for Africa, seven Bruins got their hands dirty during spring break.]]></description><author>Anna Novoselov </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/ucla-seniors-sustainable-farming-incarcerated-youth-cameroon</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>White-bellied pangolins have second-most chromosomes among mammals</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/white-bellied-pangolin-chromosomes-conservation</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Genomic research led by UCLA scientists could support conservation efforts; the species is endangered in large part because of illegal hunting.]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/white-bellied-pangolin-chromosomes-conservation</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 May 2023 18:56:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Climate change, habitat loss threaten East African bird populations </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/climate-change-habitat-loss-east-african-birds</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A UCLA-led study assesses the complex effects of environmental stressors on tropical species in the Usambara Mountains.]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/climate-change-habitat-loss-east-african-birds</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 May 2023 18:53:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Law students advocate for equitable groundwater rules at state Capitol </title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-law-students-advocate-for-equitable-groundwater-rules</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Proposed legislation, which grew out the students’ work in a legal clinic project, would benefit small farmers who can’t afford big legal fees.]]></description><author>Evan George </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/ucla-law-students-advocate-for-equitable-groundwater-rules</guid><pubDate>Thu, 20 Apr 2023 20:13:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Tibetan Plateau soil temperatures are found to affect climate regionally, globally</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/tibetan-plateau-soil-affects-regional-global-climate</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[Over the past 20 years, UCLA’s Yongkang Xue has been learning how land temperature and moisture influence major climate patterns.]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/tibetan-plateau-soil-affects-regional-global-climate</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Apr 2023 21:34:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>How does your garden grow?</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/how-does-your-garden-grow</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Professor Alex Hall’s work with native plants is in full bloom, with a weekend tour and an upcoming podcast.]]></description><author>Jonathan Van Dyke </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/how-does-your-garden-grow</guid><pubDate>Thu, 13 Apr 2023 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Would more parks and trees help L.A. County residents live longer?</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/more-parks-and-trees-could-mean-greater-longevity</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A UCLA-led study predicts that an equitable ‘greening’ plan could add up to a million years in collective life expectancy.]]></description><author>Elizabeth Kivowitz </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/more-parks-and-trees-could-mean-greater-longevity</guid><pubDate>Mon, 03 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vegetation browning from drought hits L.A.’s disadvantaged communities hardest</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/vegetation-browning-drought-los-angeles-disadvantaged-communities</link><contentType>releases</contentType><description><![CDATA[A UCLA-led study reveals a “geography of inequality” across the region’s coastal areas.  ]]></description><author>David Colgan </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/vegetation-browning-drought-los-angeles-disadvantaged-communities</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 Mar 2023 22:25:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Marilyn Raphael brings us the cold facts about Antarctica and climate change</title><link>https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/marilyn-raphael-on-antarctica-and-climate-change</link><contentType>stories</contentType><description><![CDATA[Environmental institute director spreads UCLA’s expertise from Southern California to the southern tip of the world.]]></description><author>Madeline Adamo </author><guid isPermaLink="true">https://newsroom.ucla.edu/stories/marilyn-raphael-on-antarctica-and-climate-change</guid><pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>