natural resources

UCI Scientists See Order in Complex Patterns of River Deltas

Written on October 18, 2017.

Landforms ‘self-organize’ to withstand human and natural disturbances Oct. 18, 2017 – River deltas, with their intricate networks of waterways, coastal barrier islands, wetlands and estuaries, often appear to have been formed by random processes, but scientists at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions see order in the apparent chaos. Through field studies and mathematical modeling, they have concluded that deltas “self-organize” to increase the number, direction...

The Coming Water Wars?

Written on February 25, 2013.

Global Public Square Staff, CNN World Imagine a large body of water – about the size of the Dead Sea – simply disappearing. It sounds like a science fiction movie. But it’s not. It’s happening in real life – and we’ve only just found out. A pioneering study from NASA and the University of California Irvine shows how the Middle East is losing its fresh water reserves. As you can see from the satellite imagery in the video, we’re going from blues and greens, to yellows and reds: that’s...

Protecting the planet

Written on October 5, 2009.

Joseph DiMento says law can be an effective tool in protecting natural resources. Laura Rico, University Communications Joseph DiMento believes the law is a powerful weapon in the battle to save the planet. That’s why he’s so enthusiastic about the creation of an environmental law clinic at the UC Irvine School of Law that will give students hands-on training in environmental legal and policy work. “The law plays a very important role in slowing the degradation of the planet,” says DiMento,...

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UCI Scientists See Order in Complex Patterns of River Deltas

The Coming Water Wars?

Protecting the planet