Environment/Energy

Food for thought

Five takeaways from the campus summit on sustainable solutions

UCI and JPL find melting of Greenland’s glaciers worse than previously thought

New seafloor mapping techniques help scientists identify high-risk areas

UCI receives $700,000 EPA grant to study climate change, air quality

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded UCI $701,304 to study the impact of climate change on air quality. “This grant offers an exciting opportunity to learn about air pollution in the future from both state-of-the-art experiments and computer modeling techniques,” said Donald Dabdub, UCI professor of mechanical & aerospace engineering. “We know that both ammonia […]

Even plant-supporting soil fungi affected by global warming, UCI study finds

Ecologically rich mountain cloud forests impacted by drying climate

UCI maps methane leaks across Los Angeles Basin

Mobile measurements pinpoint greenhouse gas hot spots

Be careful what you wish for

Coming El Nino could gently replenish overstressed aquifers in parched state – or it might ravage vulnerable infrastructure

UCI expert among group urging accelerated reduction of greenhouse gas emissions

Article in Nature Climate Change casts doubt on carbon-capture technologies

Forecast: cloudy

Predicting intensity, impact of this winter’s El Nino complicated by unprecedented confluence of weather anomalies

Food for thought

UCI provides a full menu of events, activities encouraging new approaches to sustainable nourishment

UCI-led group suggests ways to better manage urban stormwater runoff

Rain barrels, absorbent roofs, permeable pavement could help reduce waste