Climate Change

The aviation industry carries a high-carbon footprint, and its transition to net-zero emissions by 2050 is a complex puzzle.  However, new research from UC Irvine says that through a combination of factors and swift action, it is possible to reach that target.

New research provides a startling look at how warmer oceans, driven by climate change, are gouging the West Antarctic’s Thwaites Glacier.

A recent federal survey found that California lost more than 36 million trees just in the last year. The large-scale die-off is alarming ecologists and policymakers.

Net-zero-emissions flying is possible by 2050 with new technologies and habits

Undergraduate students Kumalie Wijesekare and Cynthia Abuede on their fieldwork in Vietnam.

The seal and robot helped scientists find a climate change disaster waiting to happen in one of the most mysterious regions on Earth: vast glaciers in West Antarctica.

New research in the northern part of Greenland finds temperatures are already 2.7 degrees warmer than they were in the 20th century.

Earth system science professor teaches first session of climate change course from Antarctica.

The heavy inundation of rain is likely preventing mass die-offs in forests.

Research by F. Sherwood Rowland and Mario Molina is at the heart of a recent positive U.N. report

For Californians, a classic El Niño means big waves, white mountains and lots of rain, just like the phenomenon's opposite, La Niña, has been serving up.

Deep overturning circulation collapses with strong warming.