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The Gulf Stream, part of the larger Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation system. Photo: NASA

Research Highlight: Climate Model Predicts Faster Warming for the North Atlantic Ocean

Scripps graduate student Rishi Sugla

Scripps Student Spotlight: Rishi Sugla

Photo of the Week: Rays in Sunshine

Scripps meteorologist Marty Ralph with "Hurricane Hunter" aircraft. Photo: Erik Jepsen

A Scientist’s Life: Marty Ralph

Scripps researchers Angela Zoumplis, Bethany Kolody, and Ben Frable and the "More Science in your Fiction" panel. Photo: Karen Martin

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	Research Highlight: Climate Model Predicts Faster Warming for the North Atlantic Ocean As aerosol emissions decline, heat uptake in the North Atlantic could increase dramatically
	Scripps Student Spotlight: Rishi Sugla Geosciences graduate student uses interdisciplinary skillset to study Earth’s ancient oxygen levels
	Photo of the Week: Rays in Sunshine Bat rays flock to La Jolla Shores
	Photo of the Week: Lander Wrangling Bartlett Lab tests equipment for collecting deep-sea microbes
	Research Highlight: Highest-Ever Seawater Temperature Recorded at Scripps Pier Sea surface reading of 25.9℃ (78.6 ℉) highest in 102 years of measurements

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