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Cabernet Can Survive Climate Change

Amy M Quinton — September 29, 2022 - 8:30am

�ٺ��Ƶ researchers find cabernet and other wine grapes can survive the extreme heat of climate change, with the right trellis system.

UPDATED: Statement on Undergraduate Commencements

Amy M Quinton — June 11, 2022 - 8:25pm

Sunday Commencement Update: June 11, 12:18 p.m.

We listened to your feedback overnight and made changes to the commencement process. Students who participated in Saturday morning’s commencement were able to cross the stage and have their names read starting at 7:30 a.m.

Becoming Arizona: On Climate Justice, COVID-19 and Unsung Solutions in Sacramento

Katherine E Kerlin — July 15, 2020 - 9:35am

Discover what solutions �ٺ��Ƶ scientists, health professionals and community leaders are discussing to improve climate justice in Arizona during COVID-19.

Becoming Arizona: Cooling Sacramento

Tristan Peery — January 15, 2020 - 3:48pm

This article is the fourth in a series that will discuss Sacramento’s hotter future, and what we can do now to be ready for it.

Extremely hot places like Phoenix, Arizona, live and die by air conditioning. As both population and temperatures rise in Sacramento over the coming decades, the region will face a greater demand for cooling both day and night, as Sacramento is one of many cities also experiencing a trend of rising nighttime temperatures.

Becoming Arizona: Sacramento’s Urban Heat Island Divide

Sohan Patil — November 05, 2019 - 11:34am

Explore the role of trees in combating urban heat islands in Sacramento and promoting climate justice. Learn how trees cool neighborhoods and improve health.

Becoming Arizona: Lessons from Phoenix

tdus — October 03, 2019 - 2:31pm

Discover the lessons from Phoenix on living with extreme heat and its impact on human health. Learn how cities like Sacramento can prepare for a hotter future.

Becoming Arizona: This Arid Life

Tyler S Mayxonesing — September 03, 2019 - 2:08pm

Explore Sacramento's hotter future and how to prepare for it. Learn from Phoenix's experience and build climate-resilient communities for the changes ahead.

Fish Die-Offs Linked to Hotter Summers

Katherine E Kerlin — July 08, 2019 - 2:49pm

Fish die-offs in Wisconsin lakes are expected to double by mid-century and quadruple by 2100 due to warmer summer temperatures, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Climate Change.

Predicting Heat Waves? Look Half a World Away

Katherine E Kerlin — April 12, 2019 - 12:35pm

When heavy rain falls over the Indian Ocean and Southeast Asia and the eastern Pacific Ocean, it is a good indicator that temperatures in central California will reach 100 F in four to 16 days, according to a collaborative research team from the University of California, Davis, and the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Climate Center in Busan, South Korea.

The results were published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences on April 12.

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.