Climate Science Content / Climate Science Content for ٺƵ en Annual Report on State of Lake Tahoe Shows Recent Impacts, Long-Term Trends /news/annual-report-state-lake-tahoe-shows-long-term-trends <p><span>The annual “</span><a href="https://tahoe.ucdavis.edu/stateofthelake"><span>State of the Lake</span></a><span>” report from the Tahoe Environmental Research Center at the University of California, Davis, released today (Aug. 8), shows how long-term climate trends continue to affect the iconic lake in complex ways. The report also describes how research at Lake Tahoe relates to work at other lakes in the U.S. and worldwide, including the development of new technology, and how citizens are contributing to preserving Tahoe’s natural beauty.&nbsp;</span></p> August 08, 2024 - 11:02am Andy Fell /news/annual-report-state-lake-tahoe-shows-long-term-trends How Can Seagrasses Help Mitigate Climate Change? /curiosity/blog/how-can-seagrasses-help-mitigate-climate-change <div><div><p><span>On a triple-digit summer day in Davis, community members found shade and science within the walls of G Street WunderBar at the latest&nbsp;</span><a href="https://lettersandsciencemag.ucdavis.edu/science-technology/davis-science-cafe-brings-research-public"><span>Davis Science Café</span></a><span>. Standing at the front of the pub, marine geochemist and oceanographer Tessa Hill showed the audience a picture of a fog-shrouded Tomales Bay and asked them to reflect on their connections to the ocean.&nbsp;</span></p></div></div> July 17, 2024 - 3:43am Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity/blog/how-can-seagrasses-help-mitigate-climate-change Wildfire, Smoke and Air Quality Experts /climate/news/climate-change-experts-wildfire-smoke-and-air-quality A ٺƵ wildfire, smoke and air quality experts list for media, updated for 2024. July 01, 2024 - 9:30am Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/climate-change-experts-wildfire-smoke-and-air-quality Student Entomologists Gain Hands-On Skills in Insect Biology /student-research/news/insect-scholars-program-provides-undergraduates-with-skills-in-biology-and-entomology Discover how student researchers are gaining hands-on biology and entomology skills and protecting pollinators through the Insect Scholars Program. May 28, 2024 - 9:00am Jocelyn C Anderson /student-research/news/insect-scholars-program-provides-undergraduates-with-skills-in-biology-and-entomology Climate Change Experts List /climate/news/climate-change-experts <p>The interdisciplinary nature of the University of California, Davis, yields a deep bench of <a href="https://climatechange.ucdavis.edu/">climate change</a> experts who can discuss with reporters various aspects of climate change and the many facets of life it touches.</p> <p>Find experts by category in the lists below:</p> August 05, 2023 - 12:14pm Katherine E Kerlin /climate/news/climate-change-experts Lab-Grown Meat’s Carbon Footprint Potentially Worse Than Retail Beef /food/news/lab-grown-meat-carbon-footprint-worse-beef Learn why ٺƵ scientists say lab-grown or cultivated meat is likely worse for the climate than beef. May 22, 2023 - 8:00am Amy M Quinton /food/news/lab-grown-meat-carbon-footprint-worse-beef How ٺƵ Is Growing a Tree Canopy for Tomorrow’s Climate /climate/news/tomorrows-trees-today Discover how ٺƵ is planting a canopy of strong shade trees to prepare for the extreme heat waves central California will experience in the next 100 years. March 28, 2023 - 9:20am Jocelyn C Anderson /climate/news/tomorrows-trees-today Visit New Underwater Lake Tahoe Lounge, Video Exhibits, at ٺƵ Tahoe Science Center /arts/blog/visit-new-underwater-lake-tahoe-lounge-video-exhibits-uc-davis-tahoe-science-center ٺƵ Tahoe Center has new exhibits, including a mural! August 18, 2022 - 12:52pm Karen Michele Nikos /arts/blog/visit-new-underwater-lake-tahoe-lounge-video-exhibits-uc-davis-tahoe-science-center Carbon, Climate Change and Ocean Anoxia in an Ancient Icehouse World /climate/news/carbon-climate-change-and-ocean-anoxia-ancient-icehouse-world <p><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>A new study describes a period of rapid global climate change in an ice-capped world much like the present — but 304 million years ago. Within about 300,000 years, atmospheric carbon dioxide levels doubled, oceans became anoxic, and biodiversity dropped on land and at sea. </span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></p> May 02, 2022 - 12:00pm Andy Fell /climate/news/carbon-climate-change-and-ocean-anoxia-ancient-icehouse-world Freezing Forests and the Icehouse Climate of Pangaea /blog/freezing-forests-and-icehouse-climate-pangaea <p>A new study by scientists at Baylor University, ٺƵ and others considers how tolerance of plants to freezing temperatures affected forest cover and hydrology during the Pennsylvanian period, roughly 340 million to 285 million years ago during the Paleozoic Era.</p> October 21, 2021 - 3:58pm Andy Fell /blog/freezing-forests-and-icehouse-climate-pangaea