October 2, 2023
Wildfire is an extremely complex problem and research and mitigation have never been more important. UC San Diego researchers across disciplines work to combat wildfires and the problems that stem from them through novel research and technologies.
June 7, 2022
Direction and spread of an active wildfire are driven by fuel, topography and prevailing wind conditions. While data on fuel and topography can be mapped before the start of a wildfire, prevailing wind conditions are difficult to chart given their variability and uncertainty.
March 5, 2021
Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several times more harmful to human respiratory health than particulate matter from other sources such as car exhaust.
November 2, 2023
Just as the threat of fire increases across the state, two major insurance companies have pulled out of California’s home insurance market. Judd Boomhower, assistant professor of economics at UC San Diego, is looking closely a the potential causes of the destabilized insurance market in California.
February 28, 2019
…improve situational awareness during wildfire events A multi-hazard camera technology developed at the University of California San Diego and the University of Nevada, Reno that improves fire detection and response capabilities is expanding to include 70 cameras in high fire risk areas throughout Southern California. The ALERTWildfire Camera Network connects…
November 1, 2022
To better understand gravity’s effects on post-wildfire mudslides, a research team from the University of California San Diego will take their research to the only laboratory where gravity is removed—the International Space Station.
August 4, 2023
With wildfire season in full swing, experts at UC San Diego are available to discuss wildfires across an array of topics, including climate science, technology, health and policy.
November 16, 2017
Wildfire Watch UC San Diego partnership with SDG&E adds high-def Camera System in San Diego’s Back Country A solar-powered camera station on top of Big Black Mountain in San Diego County. The camera has near infrared, pan-tilt-zoom and night vision capabilities. According to CalFire, the State of California has experienced…
July 15, 2024
Research by environmental economists delves into how insurance companies are responding to increased climate risks, particularly wildfires, which have become the fastest-growing source of catastrophe-related damages in the United States.
January 31, 2019
…this suggests a later wildfire season in the future and a possibility for longer-burning wildfires. Climate scientists Janin Guzman-Morales and Alexander Gershunov report in the journal Geophysical Research Letters that Santa Ana winds are becoming less frequent as high pressure systems over the Great Basin weakenover the 21st century. The…
