by Maureen Purcell | Jun 23, 2023 | Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Planetary Health, Press Coverage, Research
Blum Center affiliate and climate extremes modeler Amir AghaKouchak (UCI, Dept. of Civil & Environmental Engineering) was recently cited in a USA Today article about a new study on drivers of wildfire. Dr. AghaKouchak explains that the modeling in his new research...
by Maureen Purcell | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, HT
Recently, the UCI Blum Center, in collaboration with the Climate and Urban Sustainability Program (CUSP), and the School of Social Ecology, hosted the award winning filmmakers Michael Uwemedimo and Petna Ndaliko Katondolo. Students, faculty, and non-profit partner...
by Maureen Purcell | Jun 16, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, Research
What does sustainability look like for Pacific Islands in Oceania, namely the Mariana Islands? What does it entail for islands that are ancestral homelands for Indigenous peoples, as well as the U.S. military presence that claims/colonized the island? Dr. Tiara...
by Maureen Purcell | Jun 12, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Environmental Peacebuilding, Planetary Health
Last week, ProPublica journalist Abraham Lustgarten published a piece covering recent scientific research detailing how and where dramatic climate changes are or will soon force populations out of the habitable zones called the “climate niche”. The...
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...
