UCLA In an era of misinformation around climate science, UCLA’s award-winning Degrees: Climate Change Insights newsletter has made dependable, trustworthy information on the environment and climate change directly accessible by the media and the public. Each edition provides timely perspectives and new angles on current climate stories in the news, with commentary from UCLA’s top environmental researchers and policy experts. By proactively sharing ideas and quotes regularly, the newsletter keeps UCLA’s deep expertise on reporters’ radars and has become a trusted, go-to resource. Below, you can browse more than a year’s worth of Degrees newsletters covering everything from the recent Los Angeles fires and the federal actions against the National Weather Service to sustainability issues around the 2028 Olympics and ongoing efforts to combat the effects of extreme heat. Similarly, Daniel Swain, a prominent climate scientist with UCLA and the University of California’s Agriculture and Natural Resources, and a frequently called-upon expert on by the media, brings his knowledge directly to reporters and the public with his regular YouTube “Office Hours” videos. Swain, who combines a folksy delivery with the power of social media, has emerged as his generation’s voice on the urgency of combating climate change. You can watch his “Office Hours” videos here. Degrees: UCLA Climate Change Insights L.A.’s post-fire rebuilding: Water edition Feb. 28, 2025 UCLA water and climate researchers provide comprehensive responses to questions about water for firefighting in urban environments. Federal weather service firings: People will die in extreme weather Feb. 27, 2025 Addressomg against the mass firings at the National National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the National Weather Service. L.A. fires caused up to $164 billion in damage, UCLA report finds Feb. 4, 2025 UCLA Anderson Zhiyun Li and William Yu economists say the fires could also cause a loss of $4.6 […]