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UC San Diego Launches New AI Initiative for Earth and Ocean Science
GAIA leverages campus’ inherent strengths to create a key player in machine learning world
2025 ACM Gordon Bell Prize Awarded for Breakthrough Research on Real-Time Tsunami Forecasting
Scripps Oceanography researcher part of team awarded the “Nobel Prize of Supercomputing”
Undersea "Storms" Are Melting Antarctic Glaciers from Below
New research suggests this process is responsible for significant melting of the massive Thwaites and Pine Island glaciers
California Beach Widths Show Resilience
San Diego County beaches gained width in the past year and average beach width across all of California has remained stable since 1985
Ocean Pavilion to Identify Top Five Ocean Issues at COP30
Scripps Oceanography presentation describes what is at stake in international negotiations
A Scientist’s Life: Duncan Watson-Parris
Atmospheric physicist harnesses machine learning to compute on the scale of nature itself
UC San Diego Cohort to Collaborate on Global Climate Solutions at COP30 in Brazil
Delegates from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy and Strategy join international climate conference
The Ocean Pavilion Returns to International Climate Conference
Leading science institutions and partners highlight ocean–forest interconnection and the ocean’s role in global climate solutions at COP30
Retreating Glaciers May Send Fewer Nutrients to the Ocean
A study comparing two Alaskan glaciers finds the retreating glacier’s runoff is less nutritious for marine life
New Species Survival Commission Fills Critical Gap in Conservation
Group to examine potential extinction of microbes essential to planetary and human health
Experts Warn Against Five Polar Geoengineering Ideas
Proposals will not help and could harm, according to new assessment
Uncovering the History of the Caribbean Archipelago
International team of researchers makes groundbreaking discoveries in Barbuda and Antigua
El calentamiento oceánico podría frenar la recuperación de los manglares
Un nuevo estudio estima que los servicios ecosistémicos perdidos de manglares equivaldrían a 28 mil millones de dólares al año para 2100
Ocean Warming Projected to Stall Expected Mangrove Recovery
Study suggests lost ecosystem services from mangroves would be worth $28 billion annually by 2100
Scripps Student Spotlight: Marissa Saenger
PhD student works to understand climate change and geoengineering effects on human welfare, perceptions and behavior
Underwater Microphones Capture 15 Years of Ocean Change
Marine heatwaves and economic crashes left distinct acoustic signatures
Annual Carbon Dioxide Peak Passes Another Milestone
Monthly Keeling Curve average exceeded 430 parts per million in May
Ocean Science Leaders, Advocates to Push for Action at UN Event
Scripps Oceanography will seek to make ocean protection a larger part of global climate action
New Gel Could Boost Coral Reef Restoration
The substance, applied to surfaces as a coating, improved coral larvae settlement by up to 20 times in experiments compared to untreated surfaces
Scripps Student Spotlight: Noreen Garcia
PhD candidate explores shifts in the ocean and carbon cycle from climate events
Growing Our Way out of a Climate Crisis
Genetically enhanced crops could be a key way to meet CO2 removal at the scale it needs
Why Aren't Clouds as Bright as We Thought?
New work suggests dimmed prospects for popular geoengineering concept
New US Academic Alliance for IPCC Opens Critical Nomination Access
Network will support vital work of American climate scientists
Report Shows Science-Informed Operations Increase NorCal Resilience to Floods
Benefits of the flexible water management strategy outlined in a new report
Local Leadership on Global Climate Crisis Highlighted in Resilience Summit
State and city leaders join scientists, students, advocacy groups to chart plan for action
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