Understanding Atmospheric Rivers
Over the last two winter seasons atmospheric rivers have impacted California and the west with extreme precipitation and the cascading conse...
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Presenting the University of California's top research in addressing the catastrophic impacts of climate change, while aggressively pursuing best practices to achieve carbon neutrality on al...
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20 of 100 episodesCalifornia Against the Sea: Reflections on Communicating Sea Level Rise
Join Los Angeles Times environment reporter and author of the new book California Against the Sea Rosanna Xia and Scripps Institution of Oce...
Hold Fast: Envisioning Climate Change through the Art and Science of our Local Giant Kelp Forests
Southern California’s giant kelp forests are ecosystems that are potentially vulnerable to the region’s warming waters, but unlike terrestri...
Dodging Day Zero: Drought Adaptation And Inequality In Cape Town
In the coming decades, individuals around the world must adapt to changing environmental conditions, often driven by climate change. Adaptat...
How Mexican Ranchers Tackle Sustainability Issues in Beef Production
UC Davis Professor, Dr. Frank Mitloehner, and CLEAR Center members took to Mexico to attend the Congress Internationale de la Carne in León,...
Can UC Berkeley Go Geothermal?
UC Berkeley drills a 400-foot borehole to explore geothermal heating on campus. UC Berkeley plans to decommission its 40-year-old cogenerati...
How UC Davis is Growing a Tree Canopy for Tomorrow's Climate
Combating destructive effects of climate change, the Arboretum and Public Garden staff and Learning by Leading™ students plant test trees to...
Navigating the Climate Crisis: Meeting the Challenges Ahead
The confluence of the accelerating climate crisis, more frequent and severe disasters, widespread systemic injustice and oppression, and any...
Climate Economics and Communication: Naming and Valuing What Matters
As humans, we benefit immensely from the ecosystems around us — including the ocean — in obvious and not-so-obvious ways. As climate change...
A Conversation with Author Kim Stanley Robinson
What's the future look like with a changing climate? And who will lead the way to help us mitigate the environmental, economic and social im...
New Science for a Changing World: A Deep Look into Earth Day 2023
UC San Diego's School of Biological Sciences presents another event in their Deep Look series focusing on Earth Day. UC San Diego researcher...
Dust and the Salton Sea - Urban Design for the Climate Crisis
Just a hundred miles to the east of San Diego, one of the largest inland lakes in the West is drying up as a result combined human activity...
Big Data: The Path Toward Wildfire Resilience
Increasingly frequent and intense wildfires in California and the western US are impacting communities across the state. Even areas not pron...
Coral Reefs and the Power of Adaptation to Climate Change
Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine biologist Stuart Sandin illuminates his work leading the 100 Island Challenge, a project that use...
Local Communities Plan for Climate Resilience
Coastal regions are susceptible to a host of threats to the natural environment and our quality of life as a result of climate change. Our b...
Carbon Capture and Storage: The What Why and When
As part of the 2022 Carbon Sequestration Symposium at California State University, Bakersfield, Climate Now founder and host James Lawler mo...
Design at Large: Climate Risk Reduction and Technology
Climate change is an existential threat. The U.S. will face more frequent and extreme disasters in the coming years due to climate change. H...
Ocean Exploration to Inform Climate Solutions and Biodiversity Conservation
The ocean is a critical component of climate solutions. Not only does the ocean have the potential to provide food security, but it can prov...
Climate Adaptation and Action – Lessons Learned from the State of California
The State of California has been steadfast in battling climate change and has passed several pieces of legislation including the Global Warm...
Carbon Dioxide at Scale: Working Fast for an Equitable Future
The 2022 Carbon Sequestration Symposium at California State University, Bakersfield, focuses on engaging the community, industry, policymake...