PMB post-doc researcher Amita Hazra is featured in this UC Newsroom article on ways UC researchers are fighting global food insecurity.
Climate Central | October 11, 2016
ESPM associate CE specialist Max Moritz is quoted in this Climate Central article on the human influence on wildland fire as a consequence of global warming. Moritz, who was not involved in this study, noted that "we need to re-examine where and how we build our communities, so that we can learn how to better coexist with wildfire - similar to how we've adapted to other natural hazards."
The Modesto Bee | October 10, 2016
ESPM assistant CE specialist Jodi Axelson is highlighted in this Modesto Bee article on the effects of bark beetles in the conifer woods of Tuolumne County. Though the Western pine beetle does little damage in wetter times, Axelson says the drought has reduced the flows of resin and sap that usually push them out.
Mercury News | October 10, 2016
ESPM professor Scott Stephens is quoted in this Mercury News article on the impact of climate change on forest fires in the American West. Stephens, who wasn't involved in the study, says that the solution is more controlled burns during wet months and logging to thin forests to restore their natural condition, noting that both can be expensive and politically unpopular.
Berkeley Blog | October 05, 2016
ARE professor David Zilberman authored this post for the Berkeley Blog on the rise of agroecology and the slow food movement. Zilberman also discusses the future of agriculture and the interplay of industrialized farming and naturalized agriculture systems.
Science Friday | September 30, 2016
ESPM professor Todd Dawson is featured in this Science Friday interview on California redwoods and the role of fog in keeping the redwoods hydrated and healthy. Dawson notes that the coastal redwoods "have still been getting that summer fog, and so they don't seem to be as affected by this current drought as the trees that are gorwing up in the mountains."