by Maureen Purcell | Jul 11, 2023 | Flood, Press Coverage, Research
In an op-ed out this week in the Los Angeles Times, Blum Center expert Dr. Brett Sanders offers expert, if disquieting, observations. In the wake of the Rolling Hills landslide, Dr. Sanders writes about the warning signs all around us – massive flooding, intense...
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, 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 | Apr 27, 2023 | Blog, Climate Change & Indigenous Peoples, Flood, HT, Research
Blum Center researchers presented several projects at the recent annual International Studies Association convention. The conference’s central theme this year was Real Struggles, High Stakes: Cooperation, Contention, and Creativity. A more fitting theme for the...
