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UCLA and UC Davis researchers found the strongest associations on very smoky days and in areas with cleaner air overall.

Forest fires now burn ten times more acreage annually than in 1985, while wildfire severity has gotten even worse. In California, 30 times more acreage burned from high-severity, forest-killing fires, according to new UCLA research.

A new data brief from the UCLA LPPI shows how segregation and decades of disinvestment have left Latino-majority communities disproportionately exposed to climate risks and harmful health outcomes compared to non-Latino white neighborhoods.

Researchers have developed FuelVision, a new system that could help enhance nationwide wildfire preparedness by combining satellite imagery with artificial intelligence to rapidly and accurately identify wildfire fuel sources.

New research finds that not only will climate change make heat waves hotter and longer, but the lengthening of heat waves will accelerate with each additional fraction of a degree of warming.

From boil-water advisories to direct infrastructure damage, findings underscore the need for equitable and resilient recovery

A new UCLA-led study shows that the 2022 eruption of underwater volcano Hunga Tonga-Hunga Haʻapai did not warm the planet as was expected but actually reduced temperatures over the Southern Hemisphere by 0.1 C.