climate change

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.

A new study finds seafloor topography accounts for up to 50% of the changes in depth at which carbon has been sequestered.

UCLA Arts and UCLA Film & Television Archive bring seven projects to “Art & Science Collide” from July through May 2025.

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

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.

An informal survey shows hundreds of IPCC scientists now expect the world to reach at least 2.5° C of warming. Swain weighs in.

This weekend’s much colder storm brings the potential for multiple feet of snow, creating a kind of “snow whiplash,” Swain says.

The $20 million system in Singapore will be capable of removing 3,650 metric tons of CO2 per year while producing 105 tons of clean hydrogen.

Pop by Friday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. PT for the next live Q&A, where Swain will discuss this weekend’s coming storm sequence and other topics.

UCLA-led research casts doubt on a long-held theory about warming and body size.

Welcome to White Mountain Research Center, UCLA’s high-altitude research laboratories some 300 miles north of Los Angeles.

Insights gleaned from biological resistance could help humans overcome aversion to the social changes needed to halt global warming.

Newsletter on climate and wildfires is recognized as best overall by the L.A. chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

An acclaimed hydroclimatologist, Williams was recognized for his research on climate change and its connection to drought and fires.

Rising temperatures mean fewer overall days when prescribed fires can be safely lit, a new UCLA-led study shows.

Finding solutions could be challenging, because some regulations aimed at ensuring food safety make it difficult to properly cool the vehicles.

A UCLA-led study identified characteristics from more than 100 types of plants that can be analyzed to determine their preferred temperature and rainfall amount.

The award is the society's highest honor for atmospheric scientists.

Efforts will aim to boost EV use, energy storage, firefighter safety and the well-being of migrant workers.

Research by UCLA and La Brea Tar Pits scientists upends theory that saber-toothed cats, other large mammals were hunted out of existence.

Environmental justice has been the cornerstone of Luskin School efforts related to the city’s hot weather policies.

Paper synthesizing latest research adds clarity to contentious debate with implications for lives and property.