More trees will cool the climate and suppress fires, but mainly if planted in the tropics, according to a new UC Riverside study. The study , published in npj Climate and Atmospheric Science, found that tree planting is generally a net positive for the climate because it helps pull warming carbon out of the atmosphere...

Several Southern California communities, including Riverside, are being hit with smoke from the huge Line Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains, creating what the Environmental Protection Agency classifies as “very unhealthy” air quality. UC Riverside experts on environmental pollution describe what we’re breathing, how long the airborne particles are likely to stick around, and what...

Anew UC Riverside study shows soot from large wildfires in California traps sunlight, making days warmer and drier than they ought to be. Many studies look at the effect of climate change on wildfires. However, this study sought to understand the reverse — whether large fires are also changing the climate. Read more.