Category: Climate Change
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Unprecedented Heat Sweeps the Globe: July 3 Sets Alarming Temperature Record Unprecedented Heat Sweeps the Globe: July 3 Sets Alarming Temperature Record
Climate Change July 5, 2023

Unprecedented Heat Sweeps the Globe: July 3 Sets Alarming Temperature Record

Monday, July 3, was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to ... more

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How a second Trump term will impact environmental and climate policy How a second Trump term will impact environmental and climate policy
Climate Change January 2, 2025

How a second Trump term will impact environmental and climate policy

UCLA School of Law’s Cara Horowitz and Ann Carlson discuss regulations, litigation ... more

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How to save plants from climate change? How to save plants from climate change?
Climate Change September 27, 2023

How to save plants from climate change?

Plants, Redwoods and oaks that thrive on California’s coastline and coastal mountains ... more

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About 3 in 10 Americans would seriously consider buying an electric vehicle About 3 in 10 Americans would seriously consider buying an electric vehicle
Climate Change July 2, 2024

About 3 in 10 Americans would seriously consider buying an electric vehicle

Electric vehicle sales continue to hit record highs, but the pace of ... more

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Leonardo DiCaprio Scholarship Fund: Inspiring Young Leaders Leonardo DiCaprio Scholarship Fund: Inspiring Young Leaders
Climate Change July 12, 2023

Leonardo DiCaprio Scholarship Fund: Inspiring Young Leaders

Leonardo DiCaprio and the UCLA Lab School today announced the formation of ... more

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Caltrans announces contest for California students to combat litter Caltrans announces contest for California students to combat litter
Climate Change January 7, 2025

Caltrans announces contest for California students to combat litter

Calling all California students in kindergarten through twelfth grade, the California Department ... more

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Misinformation in Spanish on climate change increases Misinformation in Spanish on climate change increases
Climate Change September 29, 2023

Misinformation in Spanish on climate change increases

Spanish-language disinformation and misinformation about climate change have risen hand in hand ... more

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“Providing shade is not a luxury – it is a necessity.” “Providing shade is not a luxury – it is a necessity.”
Climate Change July 3, 2024

“Providing shade is not a luxury – it is a necessity.”

LA launches new, shadier bus shelters as another heatwave approaches. Southern California is ... more

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What the World’s Increase Heat Does to our Bodies What the World’s Increase Heat Does to our Bodies
Climate Change July 14, 2023

What the World’s Increase Heat Does to our Bodies

With record high temperatures becoming the norm, humans are more regularly hitting ... more

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L.A. Fires: Vegetation 25% Drier Due to Climate Change L.A. Fires: Vegetation 25% Drier Due to Climate Change
Climate Change January 17, 2025

L.A. Fires: Vegetation 25% Drier Due to Climate Change

A new analysis by UCLA climate scientists with wildfire expertise links climate ... more

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Skepticism increases among Americans about climate change Skepticism increases among Americans about climate change
Climate Change October 26, 2023

Skepticism increases among Americans about climate change

Skepticism increases among Americans about climate change. Only about one-third of Americans ... more

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Why infants are at risk during extreme heat waves Why infants are at risk during extreme heat waves
Climate Change July 16, 2024

Why infants are at risk during extreme heat waves

Amid record-breaking heat waves, doctors caution that some of the most vulnerable ... more

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California’s Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues California’s Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues
Climate Change July 17, 2023

California’s Death Valley sizzles as brutal heat wave continues

Long the hottest place on Earth, Death Valley put a sizzling exclamation ... more

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Los Angeles is Burning, and Accelerating Hydroclimate Whiplash is the Key Climate Connection Los Angeles is Burning, and Accelerating Hydroclimate Whiplash is the Key Climate Connection
Climate Change January 24, 2025

Los Angeles is Burning, and Accelerating Hydroclimate Whiplash is the Key Climate Connection

Hydroclimate whiplash in California: After years of severe drought, dozens of atmospheric ... more

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Americans are more worried about global warming now than they were in 2010 Americans are more worried about global warming now than they were in 2010
Climate Change February 2, 2024

Americans are more worried about global warming now than they were in 2010

More Americans, even Republicans, are accepting the reality of global warming— but ... more

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How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis
Climate Change July 1, 2022

How the Supreme Court ruling will gut the EPA’s ability to fight the climate crisis

  The Supreme Court on Thursday dealt a major blow to climate action by handcuffing ... more

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‘Predictable and preventable’ heat deaths in prisons ‘Predictable and preventable’ heat deaths in prisons
Climate Change July 18, 2024

‘Predictable and preventable’ heat deaths in prisons

The heat-related death toll this summer is likely to climb with unprecedented ... more

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Too Hot to Handle? Heat and Mental Health Too Hot to Handle? Heat and Mental Health
Climate Change July 21, 2023

Too Hot to Handle? Heat and Mental Health

Humans can survive only in a relatively narrow range of temperatures. We ... more