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The Keeling Curve shows that CO2 has risen steadily, but not uniformly, over the past 50 years.

Another Kind of Downturn?

Signal flags spelling “Spiess Hall” fly from the railing of the building newly named for Fred Spiess. (Jan. 23, 2009)

Spiess Hall of Fame

Dolphin Safe?

A waveform image from a magnitude 5.4 Mexicali earthquake that occurred on Feb. 8, 2008.

Voyager: How do you know you are measuring an earthquake and not something else?

Passengers aboard a whale-watching cruise led by Birch Aquarium at Scripps naturalists.

Climate Change and Gray Whales

Take a Dive With Scripps and Google

Several faults run through San Diego as part of the larger San Andreas Fault system.

Voyager: Is a large earthquake on the San Andreas Fault imminent?

Global Scientists Draw Attention to Threat of Ocean Acidification

Global Scientists Draw Attention to Threat of Ocean Acidification

Scripps Diving Officer Honored With Lifetime Achievement Award

Instruments Now Relaying Vital Info about California’s Ocean Environment

Instruments Now Relaying Vital Info about California's Ocean Environment

Obituary Notice: Renowned Geophysicist and Professor: Victor Vacquier Sr.

Scripps Oceanography Building Honors Late, Legendary Oceanographer Fred Spiess

Scripps Oceanography Building Honors Late, Legendary Oceanographer Fred Spiess

Postdocs on the Rise

Postdocs on the Rise

New Scripps Professor of Marine Chemistry

New Scripps Professor of Marine Chemistry

William Fenical Named AAAS Fellow

William Fenical Named AAAS Fellow

Climate Warming in California Could Be Aggravated by More Frequent Dry Years

Scripps Researchers Test Early-Warning System for Geological Hazards

Scripps Project Analyzes Movements of Beach Pollution

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Media Advisory: Researchers to Discuss Antarctica's Deep Past

Scripps Scientists Honored at 2008 AGU Fall Meeting

Great Skiing in Colorado? Thank the Great Salt Lake

Great Skiing in Colorado? Thank the Great Salt Lake

Obituary Notice: Esteemed Marine Biology Pioneer: Ralph A. Lewin

Birch Aquarium at Scripps hosts screening, discussion of 'Island of the Great White Shark'

Birch Aquarium at Scripps hosts screening, discussion of 'Island of the Great White Shark'

Expeditions Reveal Gulf of California's Deep Sea Secrets, As Well as Human Imprints

Johnnie Lyman, a graduate student at Scripps, shows Mira Mesa High School students ocean core samples.

Bringing Out the Scientist in Students

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