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Duration of heat waves accelerating | City News Service
While millions of Americans swelter under heat warnings from the National Weather Service, new research finds that not only will climate change make heat waves hotter and longer, but the lengthening of heat waves will accelerate with each additional fraction of a degree of warming, UCLA announced Tuesday. (UCLA’s David Neelin was quoted. Also: KABC-TV, KCAL-TV, Spectrum News 1 and LAist 89.3-FM.)
The science behind Texas’ catastrophic floods | Grist
“It’s the worst-case scenario for a very extreme, very sudden, literal wall of water,” said Daniel Swain, a climate scientist at the University of California, Los Angeles, during a livestream Monday morning. “I don’t think that’s an exaggeration in this case, based on the eyewitness accounts and the science involved.”
Flood deaths are rising, fueled by heavier rainfall | Washington Post
Gregory Pierce, co-director of UCLA’s Luskin Center for Innovation, who focuses on its water and transportation initiatives, said he expects flood deaths to increase in coming years due to heightened environmental risks from climate change and a lack of investment in warning systems that are key to preventing flooding fatalities.
Health disparities in Latino neighborhoods | Bakersfield Californian
A new data dashboard focusing on Latino communities is confirming what many local groups already knew: Latino neighborhoods are more impacted by heat and air pollution. UCLA’s Latino Policy and Politics Institute debuted its Latino Climate and Health Dashboard last month focusing on how heat and pollution are impacting Latino neighborhoods. (UCLA’s Rosario Majano was quoted.)
Let’s Los Angelize L.A. | Los Angeles Times
(Commentary co-written by UCLA’s Dana Cuff) But Los Angeles has always been a city with a knack for reshaping itself by looking to its own architectural past. In particular, medium-density designs such as bungalow courts and dingbat apartments have welcomed waves of newcomers for more than a century while becoming architectural emblems of upward mobility and a particularly Southern Californian design sensibility — informal and optimistic.
Culture is influencing evolution of wild animals in L.A. | Los Angeles Times
This may very well be the case, as there is a significantly lower level of urban tree species richness in areas like Compton than in areas like Beverly Hills, according to UCLA’s Biodiversity Atlas. (UCLA doctoral student Wilson Sherman was quoted.)
Homeless encampment crackdown draws criticism | “PBS NewsHour”
“I can sympathize with a lot of people who want to address the homelessness issue in California, but criminalizing homelessness and banning encampments is going to make the problem worse.” (UCLA’s Salmaan Kamal was interviewed.)
Elon Musk wants to form a third political party | KCAL-TV
“The challenges are huge. So, number one, he has to register the party with the Federal Election Commission, which I think, as of this morning, he has yet to do,” said UCLA’s Benjamin Radd.
Trump administration sued after it ends program for immigrants | NBC News
“This administration is forcing TPS holders — and their U.S. citizen children — to make an impossible choice,” said Ahilan Arulanantham, co-director of the UCLA Center for Immigration Law & Policy, another group representing the plaintiffs. “They cannot safely go back to their country of nationality, leaving their families and communities, and yet they will be stripped of the right to live and work in the U.S.”
Promise for easing symptoms from breast cancer therapy | Reuters
With the increased use of the blockbuster cancer drugs, “preventing long-term autoimmune damage is becoming a critical part of survivorship care,” study leader Dr. Melissa Lechner of the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA said in a statement. “This is one of the first times we’ve found a way to intervene in these toxicities in a meaningful way,” she added.
What are the health benefits of sunshine? | New York Times
It’s undeniable that the sun’s rays can damage your skin in ways that result in premature skin aging and cancer, said Dr. Elizabeth Ko, an internal medicine physician at UCLA Health who has written about the health effects of sun exposure.
Should you be ‘fibermaxxing’? | New York Times
Fiber-rich diets are linked to numerous health benefits, including healthier guts and longer lives. And it’s a very satiating nutrient, meaning it can help you feel fuller longer, which can help with weight loss, said Kate Mintz, a registered dietitian at UCLA Health.
Are black seed oil’s proclaimed benefits for men legit? | GQ
Shida Haghighat, a gastroenterologist at UCLA, says that while human research on black seed oil and gastrointestinal conditions is limited, its aforementioned active ingredient, thymoquinone, has shown some promise.
