Human-caused climate change to blame for increase in California's wildfires
Study by UC Irvine, other universities points to growth in burn area through 2050
June 12, 2023
Environment & Energy
UC Irvine-led interdisciplinary team delves into a heated debate about humidity
Under climate change, moist heat stress is expected to worsen public health outcomes
May 31, 2023
UCI, NASA JPL researchers discover a cause of rapid ice melting in Greenland
Study suggests extent of future sea level rise could be vastly underestimated
May 08, 2023
Scientists discover a way Earth's atmosphere cleans itself
UC Irvine chemist helped shed light on the formation of an air-clearing molecule
April 07, 2023
UCI researchers join DOE-funded project to reinvent lithium-ion battery recycling
R&D effort is aimed at improving environmental sustainability and lowering costs
April 04, 2023
UC Irvine Earth system scientists uncover ice-age shift in Pacific Ocean circulation
Fossil radiocarbon measurements show effect on CO2 uptake, carbon storage and climate
March 29, 2023
Wildfires in 2021 emitted a record-breaking amount of carbon dioxide
UC Irvine-led study found northern-latitude forest fires to be the highest source
March 02, 2023
UCI Podcast: Evaluating California's flood risk
Brett Sanders, UCI professor of civil and environmental engineering, has been focusing his research efforts on understanding flood risk to Southern California’s communities. Over the years he has studied the impact of climate change-caused sea level rise along California’s coast. Lately he has been examining flood risk to regions further inland, in many cases affecting […]
March 01, 2023
UC Irvine researchers create E. coli-based water monitoring technology
Bacterium used as a live sensor to detect heavy metal contamination
February 23, 2023