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Mapping the Future’s Sweet Spot for Clean Energy and Biodiversity

Katherine E Kerlin — March 08, 2024 - 2:00am

A ΢��Ƶ study of Joshua trees, kit foxes and solar energy developments highlights the need to consider climate-induced range shifts for species as we expand clean energy.

Clouds, A Love Story

Malia Reiss — February 14, 2024 - 10:10am

Cloud-watching is a classic bucket-list date idea. But what happens when the date is attended by two professional cloud watchers?

΢��Ƶ atmospheric science professors Adele and Matthew Igel met over their shared love of clouds. Their cloud-watching dates are a little more professional now, but still romantic. With clouds, as with love, there is always more to know.

The Mystery of El Niño

Malia Reiss — December 15, 2023 - 9:46pm

An El Niño explainer, and what ΢��Ƶ experts think California can expect this winter.

California Climate Action Grants Awarded to 4 ΢��Ƶ Projects

Katherine E Kerlin — August 23, 2023 - 5:16pm

UC awards four ΢��Ƶ projects with California Climate Action Grants. They'll focus on solar energy, urban streams, health impacts of wildfires and landscape resilience for California Indian Allotment lands.

A Solar Project to Restore Prairie and Pollinators

Katherine E Kerlin — December 15, 2022 - 1:45pm

From solar panels and pollinators to salamanders and people, a restorative energy project takes shape in Rancho Seco near Sacramento with ΢��Ƶ, EPRI and SMUD.

Harvesting Light to Grow Food and Clean Energy Together

Katherine E Kerlin — December 06, 2022 - 9:00am

A ΢��Ƶ agrivoltaics study shows how harvesting the light spectrum can make growing food and clean energy more efficient.

The Lightness of Water Vapor Adds Heft to Global Climate Models

Katherine E Kerlin — October 24, 2022 - 9:41am

Including the lightness of water vapor in climate models can improve cloud simulations and the accuracy of climate change forecasts, ΢��Ƶ scientists found.

The Distance Local Energy Goes to Bring Power to the People

Katherine E Kerlin — October 12, 2020 - 6:06am

When you go to the grocery store, you can look at an apple and know if it was grown in Chile, Washington or somewhere closer to you by a quick glance at its sticker. But consumers have largely been in the dark when it comes to energy, and how far it has traveled to reach them.

A study published today in the journal Frontiers in Sustainability by the University of California, Davis, sheds light on the lengths alternative energy providers go to bring electrical power to customers.

Wildfire on the Rise Since 1984 in Northern California’s Coastal Ranges

Katherine E Kerlin — September 17, 2020 - 8:35am

High-severity wildfires in northern coastal California have been increasing by about 10 percent per decade since 1984, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, that associates climate trends with wildfire.

The study, published online in Environmental Research Letters, shows that the drought of 2012-2016 nearly quadrupled the area burned severely, compared to the relatively cooler drought of 1987-1992.

Atmospheric Scientist Da Yang Named a 2019 Packard Fellow

Katherine E Kerlin — October 16, 2019 - 10:06am

Da Yang, a ΢��Ƶ atmospheric scientist who studies the physics of intense rainstorms like hurricanes and their relationship to the Earth’s climate, has been awarded a 2019 Packard Fellowship in Science and Engineering from the David and Lucile Packard Foundation.

Yang is among 22 early-career scientists and engineers nationwide to receive the prestigious award this year. Each will be awarded $875,000 over five years to pursue their research. He is the first recipient of the Packard Fellowship in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at ΢��Ƶ.