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Climate Change-driven Droughts are Getting Hotter, UCI Study Finds

Written on August 1, 2018.

Temperature increases during dry periods outpace average climate warming August 1, 2018 – Dry months are getting hotter in large parts of the United States, another sign that human-caused climate change is forcing people to encounter new extremes. In a study published today in Science Advances, researchers at the University of California, Irvine report that temperatures during droughts have been rising faster than in average climates in recent decades, and they point to...

Concurrent heat waves, air pollution exacerbate negative health effects of each

Written on March 1, 2017.

Future may bring more overlap of synergistic weather factors, UCI researchers warn Irvine, Calif., March 1, 2017 – The combination of prolonged hot spells with poor air quality greatly compounds the negative effects of each and can pose a major risk to human health, according to new research from the University of California, Irvine. “The weather factors that drive heat waves also contribute to intensified surface ozone and air pollution episodes,” said UCI professor of Earth system science...

UCI study finds dramatic increase in concurrent droughts, heat waves

Written on August 31, 2015.

Researchers use unique statistical analysis to identify dual climate threat Brian Bell / UCI Irvine, Calif., Aug. 31, 2015 – Droughts and heat waves are happening simultaneously with much greater frequency than in the past, according to research by climate experts at the University of California, Irvine. Their findings appear today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. A team from UCI’s Center for Hydrometeorology & Remote Sensing examined data gathered from ground...

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Climate Change-driven Droughts are Getting Hotter, UCI Study Finds

Concurrent heat waves, air pollution exacerbate negative health effects of each

UCI study finds dramatic increase in concurrent droughts, heat waves