Publication: SFGate, LA Times
UCLA Expert: Daniel Swain: Assistant Researcher, Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
Synopsis: The SFGate quoted Swain in an article reporting on the shattering of the San Francisco Bay Area’s 100-year-old temperature record. In positive news, The LA Times featured Swain in a discussion about the environmental benefits of California’s spring.
UCLA News:
SFGate: Swain described the consequences of this abnormal heat wave. “The heat will further accelerate vegetation drying and mountain snow melt.”
LA Times: Swain discussed the benefits of the spring season in California. “Spring was kind of a reprieve. It’s as if climate and weather and natural hazards can take a breather. You do have fires, but not as bad as in summer and autumn. You can see floods, but usually not as bad, and heat waves, not as bad as summer and autumn.”
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