Climate change-driven droughts are getting hotter, UCI study finds
Temperature increases during dry periods outpace average climate warming
August 01, 2018
KEYWORD
Earth system science
Glaciers in East Antarctica also ‘imperiled’ by climate change, UCI researchers find
Usually seen as less vulnerable, they carry the potential to add 16 feet to global sea level
July 26, 2018
UCI scientists analyze first direct images of dissolved organic carbon from the ocean
Joint research project furthers understanding of important CO2 reservoir
June 05, 2018
James Randerson named Ralph J. & Carol M. Cicerone Chair of Earth System Science
UCI expert on climate and environment is first to hold new endowed position
May 21, 2018
UCI Earth system scientist joins international team studying Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica
Mathieu Morlighem, UCI assistant professor of Earth system science, is contributing his expertise in ice sheet numerical modeling to the newly launched International Thwaites Glacier Collaboration. The five-year, $25 million project, co-sponsored by the National Science Foundation and the U.K.’s Natural Environment Research Council, aims to provide answers to some of the most pressing inquiries […]
May 01, 2018
UCI-led study helps explain Greenland glaciers’ varied vulnerability to melting
More accurate maps of bed topography reveal physical processes controlling retreat
March 14, 2018
Global fisheries to be, on average, 20 percent less productive in 2300, UCI study finds
Warming-induced plankton growth near Antarctica will impair marine food chain
March 08, 2018
UCI oceanographers solve mystery of phytoplankton survival in nutrient-poor Pacific
Essential iron is hoarded and recycled by the climate-regulating aquatic plants
February 14, 2018
Arctic lakes are releasing relatively young carbon, UCI-led study discovers
Findings paint less dire climate picture, as ancient emissions are more harmful
January 31, 2018