Atmospheric River Storms Create $1 Billion-a-Year Flood Damage
December 4, 2019
Atmospheric rivers pose a $1 billion-a-year flood risk in the West, according to a study released today.
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Renowned Plant Physiologist Graham Farquhar to Speak at UC San Diego March 21
March 12, 2018
Renowned plant physiologist Graham Farquhar, Ph.D., will speak at the University of California San Diego at 3:30 p.m. on March 21 as part of the annual Kyoto Prize Symposium. Farquhar received the 2017 Kyoto Prize, Japan’s highest private award for global achievement, in the area of “Basic Sciences” for his…
New Open-Access Book Casts Climate Change as a Public Health Crisis
May 14, 2020
Two University of California San Diego scientists co-edit an open-access book in which a unique mix of global religious leaders, scientists, and legislators present climate change as an immediate threat to public health, with COVID-19 serving as an example.
Governor Approves Funding for New Research Program Aimed at Saving State Water
June 30, 2016
Budget signed by Brown supports launch of atmospheric river program that could enable storage of billions more gallons of water in state reservoirs.
New Plant Protein Discoveries Could Ease Global Food and Fuel Demands
May 1, 2013
…pests, increase salt and drought tolerance, control water loss and store sugar can have profound implications for increasing the supply of food and energy for our rapidly growing global population. That’s the conclusion of 12 leading plant biologists from around the world whose laboratories recently discovered important properties of plant…
Meeting on ‘Green Revolution 2.0’ Draws Researchers and New Ideas
March 19, 2015
…the seeds of a drought-resistant shrub called Jatropha that can be easily grown on marginal land not suited for farming. Robert Schmidt Robert Schmidt, a former UC San Diego biology professor who had been studying the genetics of maize and Jatropha, left the campus in 2012 to become the chief…
Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach New High
June 3, 2022
Carbon dioxide measured at NOAA’s Mauna Loa Observatory peaked in May 2022 at an average of more than 420 parts per million, pushing the atmosphere further into territory not seen for millions of years, scientists from NOAA and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego said.
10 Spaces to Find Serenity on Campus
May 30, 2023
When you find yourself in need of some peace, consider taking the time to pause and reset at one of these soul-filling spots.
San Diego Supercomputer Center Takes a Lead in Fighting Fires Proactively
September 27, 2021
According to scientists, a century of suppressing wildfires has created a dangerous stockpile of flammable vegetation on landscapes. This “fire fuel” has fed the megafires that put human life and property at risk and permanently destroy ecosystems.
How Climate Change Will Impact Food Production and Financial Institutions
April 8, 2024
Researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy have developed a new method to predict the financial impacts climate change will have on agriculture, which can help support food security and financial stability for countries.
