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UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain will discuss Hurricane Helene in a climate context and California’s fire weather.

Signals from La Niña suggest we’re in for a hot fall, says UCLA atmospheric scientist and statistician Karen McKinnon.

The UCLA climate scientist will discuss the wildfire situation in Southern California and Davis Fire south of Reno.

You know it’s hot – but is it unusually hot? Find out at 2 p.m. PT on Sept. 4 with UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain. 

Check out a sampling of a decade’s worth of bird research by UCLA faculty and students.

UCLA climate expert Daniel Swain discusses the heat wave that has baked baked more than nine-tenths of California's land.

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses long-lasting heat waves that are baking the western U.S. on Saturday, July 6, at 3 p.m. PT.

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses this summer’s record-breaking heat and extreme rain and flooding on Monday, June 24, at 1 p.m. PT.

An informal survey shows hundreds of IPCC scientists now expect the world to reach at least 2.5° C of warming. Swain weighs in.

Record rainfall across Dubai and the Arabian Peninsula is more likely the result of climate change than cloud seeding, says the UCLA climate scientist.

This weekend’s much colder storm brings the potential for multiple feet of snow, creating a kind of “snow whiplash,” Swain says.

Pop by Friday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. PT for the next live Q&A, where Swain will discuss this weekend’s coming storm sequence and other topics.

Academy membership recognizes those who have made outstanding contributions to engineering research, practice or education.

Newsletter on climate and wildfires is recognized as best overall by the L.A. chapter of the Public Relations Society of America.

UCLA-led research finds human-generated greenhouse gases are responsible for the troubling changes in the upper atmosphere.

The Academy Award–winning actor is an alumnus of the school.

Over the past 20 years, UCLA’s Yongkang Xue has been learning how land temperature and moisture influence major climate patterns.

A UCLA-led study reveals a “geography of inequality” across the region’s coastal areas.

UCLA’s Daniel Swain has become one of the nation’s most sought-after experts on the urgency of combating climate change.

A UCLA study suggests emissions from basic American diet are equivalent to driving a car up to 20 miles per day.

The higher levels of toxic pollution in certain areas compound other public health challenges.

A UCLA study reports that utility bills increase for each day above 95 degrees Fahrenheit.

The continent’s diverse species all evolved very rapidly from a single ancestral population, a UCLA-led study shows.

New research looks at the nexus of climate change, sleep and human immunity.

A UCLA-led study finds greater “streamflow” may mean more water for the West, but it could also increase the risk for floods and landslides.