wildfires

Find out about the current status of campus operations, instruction and emergency plans and see fire-related resources for students, faculty and staff.

UCLA will modify operations and move to remote instruction through Friday, Jan. 17, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced today.

UCLA will modify operations this weekend and move to remote instruction on Monday, Jan. 13, Chancellor Julio Frenk announced.

“Many in our community are facing unimaginable challenges right now,” the chancellor said. “We can get through this if we all stand together.”

A pulmonologist explains how to protect yourself with so much fire pollution in Los Angeles.

University teams are working to mitigate the potentially destructive and life-threatening impacts of the dangerous conditions.

UCLA experts on wildfires, climate change, Santa Ana winds and wildfire-smoke are available to add context to the Franklin Fire.

California chapparal fire burns into urban Ventura County, showing need for strategies beyond fighting ‘forest’ fires.

Simulations reveal PAHs’ affinity for binding to DNA — and evading repair — in study co-led by a county firefighter.

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain discusses weather modification, as well as contrails, conspiracies and solar radiation management.

UCLA climate scientist Daniel Swain will discuss California’s fire outlook and what’s real vs. fake regarding weather control.

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

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

In a new study, UCLA researchers analyze the most severe climate-driven public health risks in California.

Smoke can spread 10-15 times farther than wildfires, posing big risks for vulnerable people.

A UCLA study shows smoke from increasing wildfires in California caused up to 55,700 deaths in 11 years.

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

Rising temperatures mean fewer overall days when prescribed fires can be safely lit, a new UCLA-led study shows.

Project Phoenix, which launches today, was developed by UCLA and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

In seeking alternative habitats, the endangered animals are more likely to experience dangerous — and fatal — encounters with freeways and foes.

With climate change, these dual exposures and related health problems will only increase, say researchers who studied the 2020 fire season.

The Office of Research & Creative Activities is honoring faculty for work that connects campus to local and global communities.

Research co-authored by UCLA’s Daniel Swain finds that extreme precipitation conditions are projected to increase in the coming decades.

Regionally tailored responses will be required to reduce the risk over the next several decades.

In the Western U.S., the health risks from ground-level ozone and fine particulate matter continue to grow.