Environment & Energy

UC Irvine scientists discover how fast the world's deltas are sinking

The work reveals which human-driven activities are the main drivers

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UC Irvine researchers link Antarctic ice loss to ‘storms' at the ocean's subsurface

Process is responsible for significant melting of Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers

Antarctic ice shelf and ocean.

UC Irvine team track massive ice loss from Berry Glacier in West Antarctica

Satellite data enabled scientists to see the intrusion of warm water in subglacial cavities

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UC Irvine scientists devise method for cities to measure greenhouse gas emissions

Municipalities may employ the tool to evaluate initiatives to curb emissions

Crystal Cove State Park’s Pelican Point beach in Newport Beach, California.

UC Irvine Climate Collaboration announces inaugural team project grants

Five interdisciplinary projects address climate resilience, wildfire risk, drought detection and natural infrastructure adaptation

UC Irvine ranked #20 in The Princeton Review's top 50 green colleges

Campus lauded for exceptional sustainability policies, practices and programs

An electric car in a driveway in front of a house.

Vehicle-to-home charging technology launches for the mass market

UC Irvine researchers study systems’ benefits, including lower costs and reduced air pollution

Researchers at UC Irvine are first to image directional atomic vibrations

New microscopy method unveils pathways for developing advanced materials

UC Irvine-led research team uncovers global wildfire paradox

Total burned area declined in past two decades while human impacts worsened

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Eight UC Irvine faculty members named Hellman Fellows

Program supports research by promising assistant professors