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The following is an American Geophysical Union joint release of 17 April 2014 with the title above that features the research of alumni Phil Dennison and Max Moritz: Wildfires across the western United States have been getting bigger and more frequent over the last 30 years – a trend that could continue as climate change causes temperatures to rise and drought to become more severe in the coming decades, according to new...

Geography Professor Jennifer King contacted the editor on Friday to say, “Perhaps someone has already reported the news that Michelle Oyewole and James Allen both competed in the Grad Slam Finals this afternoon. The talks were excellent. James won the Grand Prize!!! (Why the talk that included Cookie Monster did not win we can’t be sure, but they are all winners in the Final Round!). Great visibility for Geography and...

The Association of American Geographers (AAG) held its Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida, April 8-12, 2014, and featured over 4,500 presentations, posters, workshops, and field trips by leading scholars, experts, and researchers. The AAG annual meeting has been held every year since the association’s founding in 1904. The UCSB Department of Geography was well-represented at this year’s meeting: Graduate student Andrew...