Global Warming Content

Global Consensus Needed to Develop Climate Risk Disclosures for Companies

Karen Michele Nikos — November 12, 2021 - 10:00am

At UN climate conference later this month, participants will grapple with how to make climate risk disclosures mandatory throughout the world.

Falling Stars

Katherine E Kerlin — January 30, 2019 - 1:35pm

The combination of ocean warming and an infectious wasting disease has devastated populations of large sunflower sea stars once abundant along the West Coast of North America in just a few years, according to a study co-led by the University of California, Davis, and Cornell University published Jan. 30 in the journal Science Advances.

How Climate Change Is Affecting Small Sierra Nevada Lakes

Katherine E Kerlin — December 19, 2018 - 11:45am

Scientists at the University of California, Davis, are taking the temperature — and other measurements — of lakes of all sizes and shapes throughout the mountains of California to see how climate change is affecting them and what, perhaps, can be done about it.

A study published this month in the journal Limnology and Oceanography Letters shows that, despite rapidly warming air temperatures, spring snowpack is the biggest predictor of summer warming in small Sierra Nevada lakes.

Climate Change Threats and Solutions for the Sacramento Valley

Katherine E Kerlin — August 27, 2018 - 12:07pm

Over the next few decades, climate change is expected to make the Sacramento region hotter, drier and increasingly prone to extremes like megadroughts, flooding and large wildfires. This is expected to strain the region’s infrastructure for water and energy transmission, agricultural systems, plants and wildlife, public health, housing, and quality of life for the growing region.

Unprecedented Weather in 2017 Hurts Clarity Level in Lake Tahoe

Katherine E Kerlin — June 13, 2018 - 9:46am

Historic drought followed by record-breaking precipitation and warm lake temperatures converged to produce the lowest annual average clarity levels recorded at Lake Tahoe in 2017, indicates data released by the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at the University of California, Davis.

Coping With Climate Stress in Antarctica

Katherine E Kerlin — January 17, 2018 - 1:50pm

Some Antarctic fish living in the planet’s coldest waters are able to cope with the stress of rising carbon dioxide levels the ocean. They can even tolerate slightly warmer waters. But they can’t deal with both climate change stressors at the same time, according to a study from the University of California, Davis.

Species May Appear Deceptively Resilient to Climate Change

Katherine E Kerlin — November 22, 2017 - 11:15am

Nature itself can be the best defense against climate change for many species — at least in the short term — according to a study published today (Nov. 22) in the journal Ecology Letters from the University of California, Davis.

California Climate Research Institute Proposed to Boost Climate Research and Action

Katherine E Kerlin — August 17, 2017 - 3:18am

California scientists spanning all 10 UC campuses and some private institutions are proposing a climate research institute that would help the state put climate solutions into practice, boosting both climate research and climate action.

The plans and inspiration behind the proposed California Climate Science and Solutions Institute are described in an Aug. 16 news article in Nature.

Sea-Level Rise and the Governance Gap in the San Francisco Bay Area

Katherine E Kerlin — June 27, 2017 - 4:12pm

Most San Francisco Bay Area policymakers understand that sea-level rise is a serious threat to the region, agree that preparing for it should be a priority, and have a basic understanding of solutions that would help the region adapt to sea-level rise.

But they do not agree on who should lead a coordinated planning effort to address it. A visioning task force could help move the process forward, according to a report from the University of California, Davis, which analyzes this governance gap and suggests steps forward.

Endangered Amargosa Voles Need More Than a Rainy Day

Katherine E Kerlin — June 05, 2017 - 1:57pm

Despite the welcome rains in California this year, the fate of endangered Amargosa voles that depend on rare marshes in the Mojave Desert remains dire, with only about 500 animals remaining in the wild and most of their habitat degraded or dying. Yet techniques to modify vole habitat could create sustainable patches for them to live.