Department of Environmental Science and Policy Content / Department of Environmental Science and Policy Content for ºÙºÙÊÓƵ en California a Botanical and Climate Change Hot Spot /climate/news/california-botanical-and-climate-change-hot-spot California's natural beauty and pioneering conservation efforts make it a test bed for protecting biodiversity in the face of climate change, says a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study in PNAS. July 29, 2024 - 12:00pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/california-botanical-and-climate-change-hot-spot Wildfire Smoke Reached 99% of U.S. Lakes in 2019-2021 /climate/news/wildfire-smoke-reached-99-us-lakes-2019-2021 Where there's smoke, there's not always fire. Wildfire smoke drifted to nearly every lake in North America for at least one day per year from 2019 to 2021, found a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study. June 07, 2024 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/wildfire-smoke-reached-99-us-lakes-2019-2021 Smoke Covered 70% of California During Biggest Wildfire Years /climate/news/smoke-covered-70-california-during-biggest-wildfire-years As much as 70% of California was covered by wildfire smoke during parts of 2020 and 2021, according to a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study. May 22, 2024 - 9:32am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/smoke-covered-70-california-during-biggest-wildfire-years Ecosystem Benefits to Humanity Expected to Decline by 9% by 2100 /climate/news/ecosystem-benefits-humanity-expected-decline-9-2100 A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study of natural capital finds nature's benefits to humanity are expected to decline as climate change shifts ecosystems across borders. December 18, 2023 - 8:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/ecosystem-benefits-humanity-expected-decline-9-2100 Reforms Needed to Expand Prescribed Burns /climate/news/reforms-needed-expand-prescribed-burns A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ paper pinpoints obstacles and suggests strategies for getting more prescribed fire on the ground in the wildfire-prone U.S. West. November 15, 2023 - 9:15am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/reforms-needed-expand-prescribed-burns Unprecedented Levels of High-Severity Fire Burn in Sierra Nevada Forests /climate/news/unprecedented-levels-high-severity-fire-burn-sierra-nevada-forests High-severity wildfire is occurring at unprecedented rates in Sierra Nevada forests compared to before 1850, finds ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study. January 20, 2023 - 9:45am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/unprecedented-levels-high-severity-fire-burn-sierra-nevada-forests Wildfire Solutions in the WUI /climate/blog/wildfire-solutions-wui Private landowners in the wildland-urban-interface, where most fires occur, are a vital but minimized solution needed to manage the western wildfire crisis. December 20, 2022 - 11:38am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/blog/wildfire-solutions-wui Malaria Spike Linked to Amphibian Die-Off /health/news/malaria-spike-linked-amphibian-die A ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study links an amphibian die-off in Costa Rica and Panama with a spike in malaria cases. The study demonstrates the importance of biodiversity to human health. September 20, 2022 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /health/news/malaria-spike-linked-amphibian-die Frances Moore Serving as Senior Economist With Council of Economic Advisers /climate/news/professor-frances-moore-appointed-white-house-council-economic-advisers ºÙºÙÊÓƵ professor and climate change economist Frances Moore joins the Council of Economic Advisers. The Council provides policy recommendations on economic growth and stability to President Biden. September 06, 2022 - 12:00pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/professor-frances-moore-appointed-white-house-council-economic-advisers The Cost of Climate Change /climate/news/cost-climate-change What effect does climate change have on the economy and the Gross Domestic Product? A persistent one, finds a ºÙºÙÊÓƵ study by Bernardo Bastien-Olvera. August 10, 2022 - 9:00am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/cost-climate-change