Canadian glaciers now major contributor to sea level change, UCI study shows
Nine times more ice is melting annually due to warmer temperatures
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UCI, other California campuses urge Trump to stick with climate agreement
UCI faculty are joining thousands of colleagues across California in signing an open letter on climate change to President Donald Trump and his administration, calling on them “in the most urgent terms possible, to maintain our country’s commitment to meeting the greenhouse gas emission targets set forth in the Paris Climate Agreement.” The U.S. signed the pact last […]
Sea change
UCI oceanographer studies effects of global climate fluctuations on aquatic ecosystems
UCI joins over 200 campuses in climate pledge
UCI was among more than 200 university and college campuses that signed the American Campuses Act on Climate Pledge today at the White House to demonstrate support for strong climate action by world leaders. With less than two weeks until President Barack Obama attends the climate change conference in Paris, the U.S. administration is building […]
UCI-led study offers model to predict how microbiomes may respond to change
Findings could affect efforts to boost both human and ecosystem health
Sowing the seeds of change
With her gardening kit startup, senior Stella Liu hopes to motivate people to grow their own food
World's challenges demand science itself change - and fast, UCI's Steve Davis, others say in article
UCI Earth system scientist Steve Davis is among a group of leading scientists who make a case in the journal Science this week that growing global challenges have rendered obsolete sharply segregated research and expertise. The world has little use, and precious little time, for one-subject experts, they argue. Traditional, single-discipline approaches to such crises as air pollution, […]
Tree species influence boreal forest fire behavior and subsequent effects on climate
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 2, 2015 – For a better understanding of how forest fires behave and interact with climate, scientists are turning to the trees. A new study out of UC Irvine shows that differences in individual tree species between Eurasia and North America alter the continental patterns of fire – and that blazes burning […]
UCI's global sustainability program is selected for White House's Climate Education & Literacy Initiative
UC Irvine’s global sustainability effort has been chosen to be part of a White House initiative aimed at climate education and literacy that will distribute science-based information to students, teachers and the broader public.
UCI honored by EPA for exemplary climate leadership
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 25, 2014 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized UC Irvine with the 2014 Climate Leadership Award for Organizational Leadership for reducing carbon pollution and addressing climate change. The EPA announced the award in conjunction with the Association of Climate Change Officers, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, and The Climate Registry. “We […]