Environment & Energy

Global glacier melt raises sea levels and depletes once-reliable water source

UCI/NASA JPL scientists use satellite gravity measurements to monitor ice changes

UCI Earth system scientist helps quantify drop in carbon emissions during pandemic

Scientists who normally study how human activities impact the planet have been given a rare opportunity over the past few months to observe what happens when industry, transportation and other sources of carbon emissions are curtailed. Steve Davis, UCI associate professor of Earth system science, is part of an international cohort of researchers measuring the […]

Microorganisms in parched regions extract needed water from colonized rocks

Interdisciplinary UCI-led team is first to demonstrate long-suspected survival strategy

Ellen Druffel elected to National Academy of Sciences

UCI Earth system science professor is an expert in the ocean carbon cycle

UCI faculty create curricula for kids worldwide confined by coronavirus

U.N.-sponsored Earth School will help children learn about environment

East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier has retreated almost 3 miles over last 22 years

UCI, NASA scientists assess ice sheet with potential to raise global sea levels nearly 5 feet

Greenland shed ice at unprecedented rate in 2019; Antarctica continues to lose mass

UCI, NASA JPL project tracking Earth-sensing satellite turnover yields striking results

California’s strict air quality regulations help farmers prosper, UCI-led study finds

Despite reductions, pollution in growing regions persists, pointing to mitigation opportunities

Veggie-loving fish could be the new white meat

UCI discovery points to aquaculture potential of the monkeyface prickleback

UCI-led project seeks to combat wildfires

A University of California, Irvine-led team has received $3.6 million over three years for a project that uses science and engineering to help California fight wildfires. The funding comes from the University of California Laboratory Fees Research Program competition, a contest designed to promote the development of multicampus projects and collaborations that advance the missions […]