Environment/Energy

Initiative will create paths for first-generation and underrepresented students

Policies, and especially attitudes toward water, will have to shift as climate change makes drought more severe, says David Feldman

Earth system scientists at UCI studied air trapped in compacted layers of Antarctic ice and snow to come up with some answers and a few new questions about the amount of molecular hydrogen in our planet’s atmosphere. H2 is a byproduct of fossil fuel combustion, biomass burning and the oxidation of methane, among other sources, […]

UCI study: Higher heat will limit ecosystem’s role in removing atmospheric CO2

Demonstrations focused on workforce implications of developing more sustainable transportation infrastructure

Loss of vegetation cover is most stark in desert ecosystems already on edge of habitability

Funding will support research in advanced energy and materials science technologies

UCI study shows human-sourced boost to drying in Americas, Africa and Asia

Climate model predictions made more precise through use of NASA GRACE satellite data

Weather station data point to wind- and solar-driven heating as leading culprits