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Planting Trees In The Tropics Could Hold The Key To Cooling The Planet And Fighting Climate Change

The Weather Channel / Yahoo | September 16, 2025
Planting more trees is often seen as one of the simplest ways to fight climate change, and it is. But a new study from UCR's James Gomez and Robert Allen shows that exactly where trees are planted matters just as much as how many are planted.
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Rivers Are Turning Orange. The Effects Are Disastrous.

Popular Mechanics | September 15, 2025
Permafrost underlies upwards of of 85 percent of Alaska’s landmass, and its melting due to climate change is causing serious ecological damage. A new study co-authored by UCR's Tim Lyons looks at just one Arctic watershed and found that melting permafrost imperils fish within the river, endangers insect larvae along the riverbed, which are salmon spawning grounds, and causes increased food stress for animals living along the river.
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'It's just study after study': Salton Sea residents fed up with lack of action on pollution

The Desert Sun | September 10, 2025
UCR’s Will Porter criticized decades of Salton Sea environmental studies for focusing on wildlife while neglecting the human impact.
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Hurricanes can bring disaster. Presidents can help – or not.

Good Authority | September 8, 2025
Political scientist Nicolas Napolio on presidential responses to natural disasters.
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And Then There Were Three: New Termite Species Identified in California

Entomology Today | September 5, 2025
UCR entomologists confirmed the existence of a previously undescribed species of subterranean termite in Southern California.
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More dust storms called haboobs are coming to California, thanks to climate change

The Los Angeles Times | August 27, 2025
UCR’s Will Porter weighs in on the potential for dust storms like the one that recently struck Phoenix.
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Where Would Planting Trees Help Most With Global Warming?

US News & World Report | August 24, 2025
The Earth and Planetary Sciences Department's James Gomez and Robert Allen authored a study that found more cooling from planting in warm, wet regions, where trees grow year-round.
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Immigration raids are mentally and emotionally impacting kids, UCR report finds

ABC7 News | August 18, 2025
UCR School of Medicine psychiatrists say worksite raids and arrests during federal immigration enforcement operations are causing a public health emergency for millions of kids.
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