East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier has retreated almost 3 miles over last 22 years
Irvine, Calif., March 23, 2020 – East Antarctica’s Denman Glacier has retreated 5 kilometers, nearly 3 miles, in the past 22 years, and researchers at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s...
View ArticleEllen Druffel elected to National Academy of Sciences
Irvine, Calif., April 30, 2020 – University of California, Irvine chemical oceanographer and biogeochemist Ellen Druffel has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences, one of the world’s most...
View ArticleUCI Earth system scientist helps quantify drop in carbon emissions during...
Scientists who normally study how human activities impact the planet have been given a rare opportunity over the past few months to observe what happens when industry, transportation and other sources...
View ArticleGlobal glacier melt raises sea levels and depletes once-reliable water source
Irvine, Calif., June 1, 2020 – The melting of glaciers and ice caps in places as diverse as the Himalayas and Andes mountain ranges, the Svalbard island group and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago has...
View ArticleEnding coronavirus lockdowns quickly can be more costly than relaxing them...
Irvine, Calif., June 3, 2020 — “We’re all in this together” is a commonly heard phrase during this global pandemic, as much of the world practices social distancing. And now researchers at the...
View ArticleUCI researchers: carbon in Earth’s soil older than previously thought
Analyzing radiocarbon dating on a massive database of soil samples from around the world, University of California, Irvine researchers have determined that globally, the average age of the carbon in...
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UCI and international institutions link Southeast Asia megadrought to drying...
Irvine, Calif., Aug. 21, 2020 – Physical evidence found in caves in Laos helps tell a story about a connection between the end of the Green Sahara – when once heavily vegetated Northern Africa became...
View ArticleChina’s ecological restoration projects deplete terrestrial water stores
Irvine, Calif., Sept. 10, 2020 – Through concerted, policy-driven efforts, China has converted large swaths of desert into grassland over the past few decades, but this success has come at a cost. In...
View ArticleBalzan Prize is awarded to Susan Trumbore for contributions in Earth system...
Susan Trumbore, UCI professor of Earth system science, is among four recipients of the 2020 Balzan Prize, one of the most prestigious international awards in natural science and humanities. She was...
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UCI, others see agriculture as major source of increase in atmospheric...
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 8, 2020 – An international team of researchers – including Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine – recently completed the most thorough review yet of...
View ArticlePandemic lockdowns caused steep and lasting carbon dioxide decline
Irvine, Calif., Oct. 14, 2020 — An international team of climate experts, including Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine, today released an assessment of carbon dioxide...
View ArticleUCI, Tsinghua U.: California’s 2018 wildfires caused $150 billion in damages
Irvine, Calif., Dec. 7, 2020 — In 2018, California wildfires caused economic losses of nearly $150 billion, or about 0.7 percent of the gross domestic product of the entire United States that year,...
View ArticleUCI researchers: Climate change will alter the position of the Earth’s...
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 18, 2021 — Future climate change will cause a regionally uneven shifting of the tropical rain belt – a narrow band of heavy precipitation near the equator – according to...
View ArticleIncreasing ocean temperature threatens Greenland’s ice sheet
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 25, 2021 — Scientists at the University of California, Irvine and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory have for the first time quantified how warming coastal waters are impacting...
View ArticleUp-trending farming and landscape disruptions threaten Paris climate...
Irvine, Calif., Jan. 27, 2021 — One of President Joe Biden’s first post-inauguration acts was to realign the United States with the Paris climate accord, but a new study led by researchers at the...
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UCI-led study uses plankton genomes as global biosensors of ocean ecosystem...
Irvine, Calif., April 15, 2021 — By analyzing gains and losses in the genes of phytoplankton samples collected in all major ocean regions, researchers at the University of California, Irvine have...
View ArticleUCI researchers identify primary causes of Greenland’s rapid ice sheet...
Irvine, Calif., May 5, 2021 — Intense, wide-spread melting events in Greenland, such as one in July 2012 that touched nearly every part of the massive island’s frozen slab, are catastrophic, but they...
View ArticleUCI’s Velicogna contributes to study stressing benefits of limiting...
An aggressive effort to limit greenhouse gas emissions which cause climate change will pay large dividends between now and 2100, according to a new study published today in Nature. An international...
View ArticleGreenhouse gas and aerosol emissions are lengthening and intensifying droughts
Irvine, Calif., May 17, 2021 — Greenhouse gases and aerosol pollution emitted by human activities are responsible for increases in the frequency, intensity and duration of droughts around the world,...
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Climate change is driving plant die-offs in Southern California, UCI study finds
Irvine, Calif., June 21, 2021 – A shift is happening in Southern California, and this time it has nothing to do with earthquakes. According to a new study by scientists at the University of...
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