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<p>The water level of the San Luis Reservoir in California’s Merced County fluctuates in wet and dry years. UCI research gives resource managers a new tool for predicting winter rainfall months in advance.</p>
<p>Amir AghaKouchak / UCI</p>

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To forecast winter rainfall in the Southwest, look to New Zealand in the summer

UCI scientists find new teleconnection for early and accurate precipitation prediction

<p>This image of a small marine dissolved organic carbon molecule shows a flat ring of six-carbon atoms that is very stable and does not break apart easily. It includes aromatic carbon-carbon bonds (white) and two attached methyl groups (green). IBM Research-Zurich</p>

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UCI scientists analyze first direct images of dissolved organic carbon from the ocean

Joint research project furthers understanding of important CO2 reservoir

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UCI-created computer game that immerses players in 19th-century Ghana wins award

<p>Carol M. and Ralph J. Cicerone. UCI Special Collections</p>

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James Randerson named Ralph J. & Carol M. Cicerone Chair of Earth System Science

UCI expert on climate and environment is first to hold new endowed position

<p>“Interestingly, successful songs exhibit their own distinct behavior: They tend to be happier, more partylike, less relaxed and more likely to be sung by a woman than most,” says UCI’s Natalia Komarova. Steve Zylius/UC Irvine</p>

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C’mon get happy: Upbeat songs by female singers dominate the charts, UCI study finds

But researchers also see an increase in sadder tunes in recent years

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UCI scientist helps create nanomaterials that mimic living tissue

<p>Eric Rignot, chair and Donald Bren Professor of Earth system science at UCI, is a new member of the National Academy of Sciences. Maria Stenzel / for UCI</p>

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UCI’s Eric Rignot and Steven White elected to National Academy of Sciences

Earth system scientist and physicist recognized for original research

<p>Thwaites Glacier figured prominently in an assessment by UCI faculty of ice mass balance in Antarctica that was among the 10 climate research stories from 2018 receiving the most media coverage. Photo courtesy of the National Science Foundation</p>

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UCI Earth system scientist joins international team studying Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica

<p>James Randerson, UCI’s Ralph J. and Carol M. Cicerone Chair in Earth System Science, said that worldwide shifts in precipitation – resulting in droughts in the Amazon basin and floods in Indonesia – start with tiny holes on the underside of leaves in the South American rainforest.</p>
<p>Steve Zylius / UCI</p>

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Scientists project a drier Amazon and wetter Indonesia in the future

UCI-led study examines role of plants, trees in global transfer of rainfall

<p>By analyzing data collected at more than 100 reefs around the world, UCI researchers found that some corals are more resilient to heat stress than others, possibly pointing to new strategies for protecting these vital ocean organisms. Catlin Seaview Survey</p>

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Bleaching of coral reefs reduced where daily temperature changes are large

By taking a closer look, UCI scientists find resilience in face of heat stress