climate change

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.

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.