Climate Change

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Science & environment

The surprising ecological benefits of cows

Cattle may be notorious methane producers, but they also benefit the environment by supporting native wildlife, enhancing biodiversity and reducing wildfire hazard.

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Video article

Research

A new ‘hypertropical’ climate is emerging in the Amazon

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Research

How UC Berkeley is improving the affordability of hydrogen fuel

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

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.

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.

IPCC selects UC Berkeley scientist for climate change assessment

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Scientists hack microbes to identify environmental sources of methane

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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

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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?

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