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Earth Just Had Its Hottest Month Ever. How Six Cities Are Coping.
Taps are running dry in Tehran as millions in Iran and neighboring Iraq face water shortages that are being compounded by the effects of rising temperatures. … Roughly 80% of water use goes to agriculture, according to Soroosh Sorooshian, a University of California, Irvine professor of civil and environmental engineering, who grew up in Iran and whose family was in the farming business. [Subscription required, campus-wide access provided by UCI Libraries.
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Engineering Tower
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Engineering Hall
Engineering Hall, the newest engineering building on the UC Irvine campus, was officially dedicated on Oct. 29, 2009, and primarily houses the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, as well as The Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced Cardiovascular Technology, Micro-Electro-Mechanical Systems (MEMS) and photonic laboratories for the Department of Biomedical Engineering, offices for faculty and students, administrative offices, and a spacious 350-seat auditorium and lecture facility.