Climate Change

Lines of fire burn through a carpet of dried pine needles on a forest floor.

Research

Prescribed burning helps store forest carbon in big, fire-resistant trees

A two decade long experiment in the Sierra Nevada found that regular prescribed burns promote carbon sequestration in live trees and plants, maintaining forests’ long-term ability to store carbon while also reducing wildfire hazard.

A group of seven people pose for a photo that was taken during Cara Schulte's research in Bangladesh

Profiles

Berkeley student documents ‘climate hell’ in Bangladeshi garment factories

A home with severe fire damage, including a collapsed roof, broken windows and smoke damage, stands next to a home that appears undamaged.

Research

California communities can reduce wildfire damage by half. Here’s how.

A person holds a measuring tape against a massive tree with Yosemite’s El Capitan peak visible in the background.

Milestones

IPCC selects UC Berkeley scientist for climate change assessment

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Scientists hack microbes to identify environmental sources of methane

An aerial view of golden yellow wheat fields

Climate change cuts global crop yields, even when farmers adapt

Maria Paz Gutierrez standing next to a structure that looks like corrugated cardboard.

UC Berkeley professor showcases flood-resilient architecture at international exhibition

a man in a red hat and winter gear stands onboard the green deck of a ship with red railing in Antarctica. He is holding a camera and filming something, looking focused.

In a tiny boat 7,800 miles from UC Berkeley, graduate students made a daring documentary

Artificial leaf uses sunlight to capture carbon and produce valuable chemicals

Two steelhead trout swim within the bubbling waters of a flowing stream.

A single dry winter decimated California’s salmon and trout populations

Clouds of white-gray smoke billow from three smokestacks against a blue sky

Nearly 40% of companies missed 2020 climate targets, with no consequences

This BAMPFA documentary series explores the unseen side of climate change

Smoke emerges from forested hills. In the foreground, two fire trucks aim streams of water at a vulnerable home. Overhead, an aircraft releases a plume of red flame retardant chemicals.

Is the Bay Area prepared for major wildfires?

A charred building, surrounded by debris and ash with a view through the structure toward a white-painted home that is intact and undamaged by fire.

What’s next for home insurance in California after the Los Angeles fires?

A helicopter in the center frame drops water on a fire as yellowish smoke clouds the sky.

Health, housing and the path ahead: UC Berkeley researchers on the Los Angeles fires

Trump may be planning a sharp, extended conflict with California, experts say

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