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UCI Research is at the Heart of Recovering the Ozone Layer

On Jan. 9, a United Nations-backed panel of experts announced that Earth's protective ozone layer is on track to recover within four decades, closing an ozone hole over the Antarctic that was first noticed in the 1980s.

12 Jan 2023

Scientists Reveal Links Between Monsoon Rains and Tropical Cyclones in Australia

Cornell College William Harmon Norton Professor of Geology Rhawn Denniston and a team of collaborators have combined stalagmites and climate model simulations to reveal links between monsoon rains and tropical cyclones (called hurricanes in the U.S.) in Australia.

12 Jan 2023

Arctic’s Vegetation and its Significant Impact on Energy Flow

Climate change has caused the Arctic to warm nearly four times more quickly than the rest of the planet since 1979.

12 Jan 2023

Identifying the Relative Role of Control Factors over Decomposition

Recent research conducted by the University of Stirling, published in Nature Ecology & Evolution, discovered that climate is the major factor in determining how rapidly dead plants decompose, allowing researchers to make more precise estimations about carbon emissions and climate change globally.

11 Jan 2023

Investigating the Effect of Drought on Vegetation and Soil

Since the 1950s, weather extremes have been more frequent and intense, and international hydrology specialists are utilizing new technology to map land areas that will be vulnerable to hotter, arid conditions as a result of climate change.

11 Jan 2023

Study Investigates How Redwoods Respond to the Changing Climate

Scientists from Cal Poly Humboldt conducted a rangewide analysis of coast redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) to examine growth trends and understand how these trees are responding to recent environmental changes.

11 Jan 2023

Nonstationary Flood Frequency Analysis Techniques Reviewed

Due to recent changes in the climate, land use, infrastructure, and population expansion, more people than ever are at risk from flooding. To avoid physical and economic damage, it is essential to precisely estimate flood frequency and severity.

10 Jan 2023

Ecosystems in Western Parts of Southeastern Australia Feel the Impact of Climate Change

A new study led by researchers at The Australian National University (ANU) has shown that ecosystems in western parts of southeastern Australia – including western Victoria and western Tasmania – may be most at risk of feeling the impacts of climate change in the coming decades.

10 Jan 2023

Testing the Potential of Space-Based Solar Power

Researchers at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have been working on testing and unlocking the potential of space-based solar power (SBSP) on the recently launched Caltech Space Solar Power Project (SSPP).

9 Jan 2023

Coral Reefs Subjected to Threatening by Hidden Heatwaves

Extreme and prolonged thermal bleaching has been experienced by the coral reefs next to the French Polynesian island of Moorea located in the central South Pacific Ocean.

9 Jan 2023