water supply

UCI to collaborate in Department of Energy hub addressing water security issues in U.S.

Written on September 27, 2019.

The U.S. Department of Energy has selected the National Alliance for Water Innovation – a public-private partnership with more than 35 members, including UCI – to lead an energy and desalination hub addressing water security issues in the U.S. The organization will conduct early-stage research and development on energy-efficient and cost-competitive water treatment technologies. “Desalination and water reuse are important parts of the research portfolio at UCI,” said project leader Sunny Jiang,...

UCI Study: Reduced Sierra Nevada Snowmelt Runoff to Threaten California Agriculture

Written on October 8, 2018.

One-degree rise in global winter temps to cause less high country snow accumulation October 8, 2018 – An estimated three-quarters of the water used by farms, ranches and dairies in California originates as snow in the Sierra Nevada mountain range, but the future viability of that resource is projected to be at heightened risk due to global climate change. In a study published today in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, University of California, Irvine researchers...

UCI scientists unveil new satellite-based global drought severity index

Written on December 11, 2017.

Enhanced monitoring tool adds groundwater storage to assessment factors New Orleans, Dec. 11, 2017 – Just in time for the holidays, researchers at the University of California, Irvine and other institutions are rolling out a new satellite-based drought severity index for climate watchers worldwide. Relying on data from NASA’s Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment mission, the index adds terrestrial water storage (groundwater) to drought assessments, augmenting commonly used tools most...

Drought advice from Down Under

Written on June 4, 2015.

California could learn a thing or two from Melbourne, Australia, which halved water use during a decade-plus dry spell with no new rate hikes Janet Wilson, UC Irvine The Millennium Drought in southeastern Australia forced Greater Melbourne, a city of 4.3 million people, to successfully implement innovations that hold critical lessons for water-stressed regions around the world, say UC Irvine and Australian researchers. It wasn’t a new pipeline over the mountains, special rate hikes or...

Blueprint for a thirsty world from Down Under

Written on May 26, 2015.

The Millennium Drought in southeastern Australia forced Greater Melbourne, a city of 4.3 million people, to successfully implement innovations that hold critical lessons for water-stressed regions around the world, according to findings by UC Irvine and Australian researchers. Janet Wilson, UC Irvine Irvine, Calif., May 26, 2015 – The Millennium Drought in southeastern Australia forced Greater Melbourne, a city of 4.3 million people, to successfully implement innovations that hold critical...

Water Officials Meet to Address Colorado River Drought

Written on May 28, 2013.

Take Two, KPCC There’s no shortage of bad news about the water supply here in the Southwest. The region has seen one of the driest seasons in recent history. That drought is putting a big strain on the Colorado River, which supplies water to about 40 million people in seven different states. Federal officials have called a meeting today in San Diego to try to address the issue. Jay Famiglietti, Director of the UC Center for Hydrologic Modelling at UC Irvine, joins the show to explain. Click...

Jessica Yu’s ‘Last Call at the Oasis’ Made Her a Water Activist

Written on June 13, 2012.

Jessica Yu’s ‘Last Call at the Oasis’ is a feature-length documentary on water waste, water quality and water manipulation around the world. Making the film turned her into a water activist. Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times If you want to say that Jessica Yu burst onto the film scene in 1993 with her short “Sour Death Balls,” you’d be almost literally right. The film is almost 10 minutes of people trying to handle the disgusting confection. Yu’s...

Climate change: smart strategies

Written on May 11, 2010.

Inundated with conflicting advice on how to reduce your carbon footprint? Diane Pataki, associate professor of Earth system science, will clear up the confusion. Jennifer Fitzenberger, University Communications People are inundated with advice on how to reduce their carbon footprints. With many ideas, some of them contradictory, it’s easy to become overwhelmed. Which measures are scientifically sound and most effective? How much leverage do people really have to reduce global warming...

Climate change: global problem, local response

Written on October 7, 2009.

UCI’s Diane Pataki discusses strategies for dealing with climate change in Southern California. Jennifer Fitzenberger, University Communications Over the last two centuries, people have mined and burned fossil fuels, cleared forests, and developed agriculture and industry. The consequence: rapid atmospheric pollution that is driving climate change. Diane Pataki, Earth system science and ecology & evolutionary biology associate professor at UC Irvine, discusses climate change,...

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