climate change

California chapparal fire burns into urban Ventura County, showing need for strategies beyond fighting ‘forest’ fires.

A new study finds higher temperatures increase evaporation enough to cause drought without any reduction in precipitation.

UCLA experts talk post-election climate policy; climate scientist Daniel Swain will hold a Q&A focused on the National Weather Service.

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses weather modification, as well as contrails, conspiracies and solar radiation management.

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain will discuss California’s fire outlook and what’s real vs. fake regarding weather control.

The new “ZeroCAL” method could remove 98% of the CO2 emissions associated with the production of lime for use in cement, the team said.

UCLA experts discuss post-election predictions for the presidential candidates, who have stark differences in their climate policies.

With stark differences in the climate policies of the two presidential candidates, this is a “make-or-break” election for climate policy, UCLA experts say.

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. 

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.

Clean energy tax credits can make or break megatons of emissions, says UCLA Law professor Kimberly Clausing.

Practices to protect public health, including high-risk groups, are featured in an expansive program.

The city could go carless for two weeks, but UCLA’s Jacob Wasserman questions whether it can build for more lasting changes.

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

In a new study, UCLA researchers analyze the most severe climate-driven public health risks in California.

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

Smoke can spread 10-15 times farther than wildfires, posing big risks for vulnerable people.

UCLA climate expert Daniel Swain discusses the heat wave that has baked baked more than nine-tenths of California's land.

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.