Climate Change | Public Scholarship and Engagement

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Poor Swelter as Urban Areas of U.S. Southwest Get Hotter

February 22, 2021

Environment

As climate change accelerates, low-income districts in the Southwestern United States are 4 to 7 degrees hotter in Fahrenheit — on average — than wealthy neighborhoods in the same metro regions, University of California, Davis, researchers have found in a new analysis.

The Keeling Curve Prize

Our goal is to bend the Keeling Curve.

The Keeling Curve is a graph that represents the concentration of carbon dioxide (CO2) in Earth’s atmosphere since 1958. It is named after its creator, Dr.

Solutions of the Year

Presented by: Next City

Join Next City for our live, four-day Solutions of the Year virtual event series. This year we will introduce you directly to the practitioners and writers from our editors’ picks for the 20 best solutions of 2020.

Impact of Climate Change on California Wine Regions Focus of UC Davis Discussion

November 02, 2020

Food & Agriculture

The impact of climate change on the ability of California’s premier wine regions to grow grape varieties like chardonnay and cabernet sauvignon, and the need to plan — and plant — for the future, will be the topic of a public online panel discussion hosted by the University of California, Davis, at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10.

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Savor: California's Vanishing Chardonnay

Presented by the Robert Mondavi Institute & UC Davis Library

Climate change is making it increasingly difficult to grow grape varieties like Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon, which some experts fear may eventually go extinct.

Unfold Podcast, Episode 6: Oceans Under a Changing Climate

October 27, 2020

Environment

Oceans have always done us a favor by absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. But, increasingly, greenhouse gases are warming the ocean and changing its chemistry.

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Becoming Arizona

July 16, 2020

Environment

We began this series nearly a year ago, after another very hot summer. We end it in a changed world. In some ways, the end brings us back to the beginning. By 2100, Sacramento is still expected to feel more like Phoenix or Tucson. That is still going to affect our lands, our health and our quality of life, especially for the most vulnerable among us. We still need solutions that both prevent future climate change and adapt to the changes already here.

Top UC Davis Graduate to Pursue Studies in Climate Change Fiction

June 10, 2020

Society, Arts & Culture

An English major — who aims to use fiction to address climate change and help its refugees — will be honored as the top graduating senior at the University of California, Davis, during its online graduation celebration for undergraduates this Friday (June 12)

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California’s Climate Refugia: Mapping the Stable Places

June 08, 2020

Environment

Some landscapes can hold their own against climate change better than others. A study from the University of California, Davis, maps these places, called 'climate refugia,' where existing vegetation is most likely to buffer the impacts of climate change through the end of the century.

Evolution and Ecology Seminar with Dr. Kari Norgaard

Dr. Norgaard is a community engaged scholar whose work addresses critical environmental justice issues including food sovereignty, settler colonialism and climate adaptation. Her work with the Karuk Tribe is particularly notable.