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 […]
UCI Earth system science professor is an expert in the ocean carbon cycle
UCI, NASA scientists assess ice sheet with potential to raise global sea levels nearly 5 feet
UCI, NASA JPL project tracking Earth-sensing satellite turnover yields striking results
Despite reductions, pollution in growing regions persists, pointing to mitigation opportunities
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 […]
Machine learning Earth system model projects growth in lower latitudes by 2100
UCI glaciologists play key roles on international assessment team
New findings will help scientists predict climate change impact on frozen continent
David Fedman, assistant professor of history, has received the 2019 Joel A. Tarr Envirotech Article Prize from the Society for the History of Technology’s Envirotech special interest group. His article, “The Ondol Problem and the Politics of Forest Conservation in Colonial Korea,” was published in The Journal of Korean Studies. It explores the ondol, a […]