Environment & Energy

Two people walking through burned trees in a forest landscape.

California wildfires have become more severe, killing more trees, UC Irvine researchers find

More state forests are vulnerable to wildfire due to climate change

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A trick of light: UC Irvine researchers turn silicon into direct bandgap semiconductor

Discovery enables manufacturing of ultrathin solar panels, advanced optoelectronics

UC Irvine scientists identify potential deep-ocean greenhouse gas storage solution

Marine bacteria could store carbon long-term as complex organic molecules

An experimental bonfire

UC Irvine scientists track and analyze lofted embers that cause spot fires

Live field experiments in Sierra Nevada mountains are first of their kind

UC Irvine team says urban street networks, building density shape severity of floods

Researchers’ new analytical model can assess neighborhood-level hazards globally

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Government, community and business leaders tour UC Irvine laboratories        

Anteater Academy participants learned about the latest in sustainable energy research

Nationwide flood models poorly capture risks to households and properties

UC Irvine researchers stress need for local topography and infrastructure data

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Anteater Express adds five new buses to electric fleet

UC Irvine is the first university to go with all-electric buses

UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier

Satellite radar data show kilometer-scale seawater intrusion, causing ice to rise and fall

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UC Irvine scientist helps link climate change to Madagascar’s megadrought

The finding may help policymakers respond to the crisis