climate change

Get updates on the forecast for wildfires, droughts and precipitation in California and the greater Southwest on March 19 at 1 p.m. PT.

UCLA water and climate researchers provide comprehensive responses to questions about water for firefighting in urban environments.

Daniel Swain, a UCLA and UC ANR climate scientist, spoke up today against the mass firings at the National National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service.

UCLA experts and colleagues provide answers to frequently asked questions about firefighting, water infrastructure, fire hydrants and more.

Experts will provide L.A. civic leaders with the research-informed knowledge to create policy to inform ‘safe and resilient’ recovery.

The chiefs honed their skills and obtained certified associate project manager certificates through the project management professional exam preparation in 2019.

UCLA and UC ANR climate scientist Daniel Swain will discuss the vital importance and life-saving role of the federal agency.

UCLA Anderson Zhiyun Li and William Yu economists say the fire could also cause a loss of $4.6 billion to the county GDP.

UCLA atmospheric and oceanic sciences professor Suzanne Paulson details how to limit exposure to dangerous particulates.

Una nueva investigación vincula la intensificación de la alternancia entre condiciones húmedas y secas con la cualidad tipo esponja de la atmósfera para dejar caer y absorber agua.

The Hughes fire, in northern Los Angeles County, started late this morning and has already consumed more than 5,000 acres.

UCLA experts can provide key perspectives on the wildfires and their impacts on the people, communities and future of Los Angeles County.

Join UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain today for another conversation about the disastrous fires in Southern California.

UCLA climate scientists’ analysis links climate change to about a quarter of the extreme vegetation dryness when the Palisades and Eaton fires began.

With serious wildfires popping up like whack-a-mole in greater Los Angeles, what’s the fire risk this weekend? Find out at 4:30 p.m. PT on Jan. 10 with UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. 

New research links intensifying wet and dry swings to the atmosphere’s sponge-like ability to drop and absorb water.

University teams are working to mitigate the potentially destructive and life-threatening impacts of the dangerous conditions.

Six faculty members tell us what they see transpiring in their fields over the next 12 months.

UCLA experts on wildfires, climate change, Santa Ana winds and wildfire-smoke are available to add context to the Franklin Fire.

UCLA environmental law expert Cara Horowitz, fresh from COP29, outlines the difficulties in the climate finance discussion.

The two institutions have signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at creating new opportunities and a more sustainable future for the city.

By favoring loyalty over job experience, the president-elect’s picks could hinder his efforts to roll back climate-related regulations.

The ocean-based carbon removal technology he helped develop could provide an affordable way to mitigate climate change.

Pure Water LA/Operation Next would increase the resiliency of drinking water supplies to future costs, earthquakes and climate-induced drought.

UCLA School of Law’s Cara Horowitz and Ann Carlson discuss regulations, litigation and California’s pivotal role.