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Researchers use unique statistical analysis to identify dual climate threat

California could learn a thing or two from Melbourne, Australia, which halved water use during a decade-plus dry spell with no new rate hikes

EVENT: Four top experts on California’s increasingly scarce water resources will present the latest precipitation and supply data for the state, including southern coastal and desert areas and the Colorado River basin. State climatologist Michael Anderson, Department of Water Resources Interstate Resources Manager Jeanine Jones, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration meteorologist Martin Hoerling, and Water […]

Top researchers, public officials and policymakers converge at UCI to discuss extreme water shortages and how to handle them

EVENT: What’s really causing California’s epic drought? Is it linked to climate change or not? How are urban water managers responding to mandatory rationing, and are the restrictions enough? Do we have adequate prediction and monitoring tools, and how can they be improved? How is the drought affecting wildlife and ecosystems? Top researchers, water managers […]

UCI Earth system science professor Jay Famiglietti and his team have made the cover of the Sept. 26 issue of the prestigious journal Science.

The UCI Earth system science professor urges major investment in water research and monitoring.

In the rainforests of equatorial Asia, the practice of using fire to clear forests and destroy organic soil increases substantially…

In the rainforests of equatorial Asia, the practice of using fire to clear forests and destroy organic soil increases substantially in dry years, releasing huge amounts of climate-warming carbon dioxide into the atmosphere, according to a new international study analyzing six years of weather and fire observations.

UCI Ecological Preserve champions biodiversity and community engagement in Irvine