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wildfires

Parry’s Phacelia, a plant with purple flowers, native to Southern California, grows beneath burnt brush.

Study finds drought fuels invasive species after wildfires

UCI biologists highlight critical link between drought, wildfires and coastal ecosystem transformations

Disaster drill aims to aid the elderly

NSF-funded CareDEX project tests Internet of Things technologies in mock emergency

Study shows how restoring overstocked forests can yield multiple, diverse benefits

Mechanical thinning of California’s forests can reduce the severity of wildfires by eliminating built-up vegetation that fuels blazes. According to researchers at UCI, UC Merced and the UC Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, scientifically based forest management practices could also curtail CO2 emissions from fires, promote carbon storage in remaining trees, and improve the […]

Michael Méndez

UCI’s Michael Méndez is named a 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellow

Assistant professor of urban planning and public policy is one of 28 recipients across US

Michael Méndez

UCI researcher gets NSF-backed grant to study wildfires’ effects on farmworkers

Joint project will investigate their disproportionate impact on vulnerable population

NSF funds UCI project to study post-wildfire mudslides and flooding

Interdisciplinary researchers will examine infrastructure and public preparedness

California’s carbon mitigation efforts may be thwarted by climate change itself

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

Tirtha Banerjee, UCI assistant professor of civil & environmental engineering

Banerjee receives NSF funding to establish international ‘network of networks’ on wildfire research

Research will address the fundamental knowledge gaps in the science and engineering aspects of wildfires

Bri Bri Finley, a UCI postdoctoral scholar in ecology & evolutionary biology, and team members make their way through mustard plants to their research plots on Loma Ridge.

Fieldwork for a better future

UCI partners with Irvine Ranch Conservancy for climate change adaptation study of plant and microbial ecosystems on Loma Ridge

California wildfires disproportionately affect elderly and poor residents, UCI study finds

California’s wildfire burn area has increased by more than 23,000 acres per year over the past two decades, and the number of people who have been adversely affected has nearly doubled. In a paper published recently in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, UCI researchers show that elderly and low-income residents have […]