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THREE IN UCI PHYSICAL SCIENCES BECOME 2021 AAAS FELLOWS
They join a list that includes scientists like Thomas Edison.
Jun 7, 2024
The series helped Physical Sciences anteaters learn about skills to manage mental health struggles.
May 29, 2024
Warming waters are reaching several miles into Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier—nicknamed the “doomsday glacier” because of its potential impact on sea-level rise.
May 20, 2024
Satellite radar data show kilometer-scale seawater intrusion, causing ice to rise and fall.
Apr 29, 2024
UC Irvine’s Climate Action Fellows spearhead campus sustainability.
Apr 19, 2024
The latest report warns of climate change effects on megadrought in Madagascar, which can worsen, and result in devastating impacts on communities and wildlife.
Apr 19, 2024
Major transformations are occurring within Arctic and boreal ecosystems, which are warming at a faster rate than the rest of the planet.
Apr 16, 2024
Vazquez is the first person in her family to enroll in graduate school, and she’s also one of UCI’s very first climate justice fellows. 
Apr 16, 2024
Arctic and boreal latitudes are warming faster than any other region on Earth. In three new studies, Earth system scientists at the University of California, Irvine report how the ecosystems in these regions are changing.
Apr 9, 2024
The finding may help policymakers respond to the crisis.
Mar 13, 2024
UC Irvine researchers suggest we may be underestimating severity of sea level rise.
Feb 29, 2024
The world likely notched its warmest February on record, as spring-like conditions caused flowers to bloom early from Japan to Mexico, left ski slopes bald of snow in Europe and pushed temperatures to 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 C) in Texas.
Feb 21, 2024
The UCI Earth system scientist, originally from Cameroon, uses his science to ignite lights for others.

The Department of Earth System Science acknowledges our presence on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Acjachemen and Tongva peoples, who still hold strong cultural, spiritual and physical ties to this region.