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In the News: Brett Sanders Talks Sand at Movie Premier

In the News: Brett Sanders Talks Sand at Movie Premier

by Maureen Purcell | Jun 12, 2023 | Flood, Media, Press Coverage, Research

Blum Center coastal research lead, Dr. Brett Sanders, is featured in a new short film “Running out of Time: The Race to Save San Clemente Beaches”.  This short film is part of a campaign by local organization Bring Back our Beaches, which is trying to...
In the News: Brett Sanders on Local Coastal Erosion for LA Times

In the News: Brett Sanders on Local Coastal Erosion for LA Times

by Maureen Purcell | May 25, 2023 | Flood, Media, Press Coverage, Research

Last week, Blum Center coastal flood and erosion researcher Brett Sanders offered insight in a Los Angeles Times article on recent destruction in Orange County.  In the context of recent and potential coastal erosion in San Clemente, Sanders spoke on the various...
UCI Magazine Provides Deep Dive on Blum Center Flood Research

UCI Magazine Provides Deep Dive on Blum Center Flood Research

by Maureen Purcell | May 25, 2023 | Flood, Media, Press Coverage, Research, Uncategorized

Flood research conducted by Blum Center researchers was featured on the cover of UCI Magazine’s Winter edition. The feature, “Flood Watchers”, discusses the shift from drought to severe flooding, the role of climate change in recent and future...
In the News: Brett Sanders Talks Sand at Movie Premier

In the News: Blum Center Flood Research Overflows in the Media

by Maureen Purcell | May 12, 2023 | Flood, Media, Press Coverage, Research

April showers certainly brought many beautiful May flowers…but they also brought attention to flood risks in California, particularly coastal Southern California. With talk of atmospheric rivers, a phrase becoming a part of every Californian’s vernacular,...
UCI Magazine Provides Deep Dive on Blum Center Flood Research

In the News: UCI Blum Center Flood Research Widely Cited in Media Coverage of Flooding

by Maureen Purcell | Jan 29, 2023 | Flood, Media, Press Coverage, Research

As heavier rain and flooding continues in California, multiple media outlets are spotlighting Blum Center research on the disproportionate effects of flooding for our poorest communities.  UC Irvine Blum Center research that was published in Nature Sustainability last...

New Flooding Article in ScienceDirect for UC Irvine Researchers

by Maureen Purcell | Nov 3, 2022 | Blog, Flood, Media, Research

Recently, ScienceDirect, a peer reviewed academic journal that covers various scientific topics, published an article by Daniel T. Kahl, Jochen E. Schubert, Ariane Jong-Levinger, and Brett F. Sanders, all UC Irvine researchers. Their article focused on bettering the...
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