Climate Change
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Thursday, August 22, 2024Does humidity make heat more deadly? Scientists are divided
Studies in climate chambers show humidity adds danger, but analyses of population-wide mortality rates suggest otherwise. -
Friday, August 2, 2024UC Irvine and Los Alamos Partnership Drives Scientific Excellence
UCI Physical Sciences graduate students are redefining their fields at Los Alamos National Lab. -
Tuesday, July 16, 2024Nano-confinement may be key to improving hydrogen production
Researchers at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) have discovered a new mechanism that can boost the efficiency of hydrogen production through water splitting. -
Monday, July 15, 2024UC Irvine Earth system scientists discover missing piece in climate models
Their update accounts for the effects of overlooked physical properties in ice. -
Tuesday, July 2, 2024What happens when you keep a plot of land in permanent drought?
In the Santa Ana foothills high above Irvine, you’ll find some small patches of land beneath hoop houses that’ve been deliberately kept in drought for the past 17 years. -
Friday, June 28, 2024Radar Data Show Thwaites Gets a Daily Bath of Warm Seawater
The Doomsday Glacier, predicted to raise global sea level by more than half a meter, could be exposed to more warm ocean water than previously thought. -
Friday, June 28, 2024The two stories of Miranda Botello
The UCI Earth system science grad student recounts the stories of how she fell into science, and how they discovered their queer identity. -
Thursday, June 27, 2024Visualized: the parts of the US where summer heat has risen the most
More than a third of Americans endure summers at least 1.5C hotter than the 1895 average, analysis shows. -
Monday, June 17, 2024What Happens in the Troposphere Doesn’t Stay in the Troposphere
A new study suggests that spillover of tropospheric ozone is affecting measurements of stratospheric ozone recovery more than previously realized. -
Monday, June 10, 2024#IamPhysSci – Kyle Manley, Ph.D., Earth System Science
Kyle Manley discovered his love for science and the outdoors in an unlikely place: indoors. -
Wednesday, May 29, 2024Antarctica’s ‘Doomsday Glacier’ Is Melting Even Faster Than Scientists Thought
Warming waters are reaching several miles into Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier—nicknamed the “doomsday glacier” because of its potential impact on sea-level rise. -
Monday, May 20, 2024UC Irvine-led team uncovers ‘vigorous melting’ at Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
Satellite radar data show kilometer-scale seawater intrusion, causing ice to rise and fall.

