Environment & Energy

Climate change-driven droughts are getting hotter, UCI study finds

Temperature increases during dry periods outpace average climate warming

Glaciers in East Antarctica also ‘imperiled’ by climate change, UCI researchers find

Usually seen as less vulnerable, they carry the potential to add 16 feet to global sea level

Chemist Shane Ardo tapped for Department of Energy Early Career Research Program award

Shane Ardo, UCI assistant professor of chemistry, is among 84 scientists from across the nation to receive funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Early Career Research Program. The effort, now in its ninth year, is designed to bolster the country’s scientific workforce by providing support to exceptional researchers during the crucial early career years, […]

Ice loss in Antarctica is increasingly contributing to global sea level rise

UCI scientists are part of international team conducting 25-year assessment

To forecast winter rainfall in the Southwest, look to New Zealand in the summer

UCI scientists find new teleconnection for early and accurate precipitation prediction

UCI sustainability efforts earn rare STARS platinum rating

Only three other universities worldwide have achieved this status

UCI scientists analyze first direct images of dissolved organic carbon from the ocean

Joint research project furthers understanding of important CO2 reservoir

James Randerson named Ralph J. & Carol M. Cicerone Chair of Earth System Science

UCI expert on climate and environment is first to hold new endowed position

Green giant

UCI continues to loom large in campus sustainability

UCI’s Eric Rignot and Steven White elected to National Academy of Sciences

Earth system scientist and physicist recognized for original research