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UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain will discuss Hurricane Helene in a climate context and California’s fire weather.

Signals from La Niña suggest we’re in for a hot fall, says UCLA atmospheric scientist and statistician Karen McKinnon.

The UCLA climate scientist will discuss the wildfire situation in Southern California and Davis Fire south of Reno.

UCLA experts address the unanticipated statehouse drama and Gov. Newsom’s project to lower gas prices through increased oil refinery oversight. 

You know it’s hot – but is it unusually hot? Find out at 2 p.m. PT on Sept. 4 with UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. 

Why should we care about birds? UCLA staff member Álvaro Castillo’s reminiscence about rescuing a baby hummingbird reveals an answer for us all.

UCLA’s chief sustainability officer Nurit Katz draws deep inspiration from nature — and hopes you will too.

Birds, UCLA environmental humanities scholar Ursula Heise attests, have profoundly important stories to tell — if only we know how to listen.

Doctoral student Joey Di Liberto reflects on a nuanced breeding season on campus for the dark-eyed junco.

Still, changes in phenology, latitude and elevation account for only a small portion of what’s needed to keep track with rising temperatures.

A part of Getty’s ‘PST ART: Art & Science Collide’ initiative, the multi-exhibition program runs from September 2024 through June 2025.

A low-cost approach regulates heat with common building materials that absorb or radiate heat.

The researchers drew connections between existing sustainability challenges and encroaching climate change challenges.

Incarcerated people are especially vulnerable to heat, experts say, but new protections exclude prisons.

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses long-lasting heat waves that are baking the western U.S. on Saturday, July 6, at 3 p.m. PT.

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses this summer’s record-breaking heat and extreme rain and flooding on Monday, June 24, at 1 p.m. PT.

UCLA’s Congo Basin Institute is out to definitively map the African rainforests, a mission that could revolutionize climate science — and just maybe save the planet.

A UCLA study shows smoke from increasing wildfires in California caused up to 55,700 deaths in 11 years.

The Sacramento gathering earlier this month promoted equitable policy solutions for California communities.

The Luskin Center for Innovation receives a federal grant to prepare for extreme heat.

“Grand Theft Eco” considers the city’s environmental future, along with economic and social justice issues.

Study links local journalism with voter support for fixing public works, which adds to climate resilience.

Strong local newspapers are tied to greater voter support for funding dams, sewers and other projects vital to climate resilience, a new study shows.

Ann Carlson, Jason Cong, Tyrone Howard, Thomas Smith and Paul Taylor are among 250 artists, scholars, scientists and leaders chosen this year.

Strides have been made in energy efficiency, food systems, water use and more since the plan’s launch in 2022.