Climate Change
Sep 7, 2022
Prescribed burns are key to reducing the risk of catastrophic wildfires. Scientists are using high-tech tools to ensure they can be done safely in a warming world.
Sep 2, 2022
The grant will help the UCI-lead team study the properties of materials in next-gen reactors.
Aug 16, 2022
James Bullock discusses multidisciplinary organization working to counter the impacts of climate change.
Aug 15, 2022
The measurements may inspire mining companies working in the region to curb their emissions.
Aug 5, 2022
Mechanical thinning of California’s forests can reduce the severity of wildfires by eliminating built-up vegetation that fuels blazes.
Aug 5, 2022
A UC Irvine professor considers if the IRA’s proposed incentives could be a breakout moment for the nascent industry of sucking carbon out of the air.
Aug 3, 2022
Rather than an industrial solution to excess atmospheric carbon dioxide, a retired UCI physicist looks to nature.
Jul 23, 2022
Tree cover across California has declined sharply over the last half century, but nowhere faster than in the state’s southern mountains.
Jul 21, 2022
Researchers used LANDSAT satellite data to document how tree-cover changed in California from 1985 to 2021, being shrunk by wildfires, logging, and droughts.
Jul 21, 2022
UCI scientists correlate fossil fuel concentration map in Rio de Janeiro with socioeconomic features
The finding could help the South American city design greener infrastructure in the future.
Jul 20, 2022
UCI researchers seek solutions to the many effects of climate change
Jul 20, 2022
An increase in catastrophic wildfires has reduced California tree cover by 6.7% since 1985, and researchers fear the lost trees will never grow back.