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CENIC Awards AI Fire-Detection Tool an “Innovations in Networking” Award for Innovations in Public Safety
The award recognizes exemplary people, projects, and organizations that leverage high-bandwidth networking
Canals Used to Drain Peatlands Are Underappreciated Hotspots for Carbon Emissions
The study found that one-third of the organic carbon leached from peatland soils into canal waters gets broken down and released into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide
A Deep Dive into Undergraduate Classes at Scripps
Scripps offers unique undergraduate courses in earth, atmospheric, and marine sciences to educate the next generation of scientific and environmental leaders
New Paper Pinpoints Key Role of NASA Satellites in Monitoring Earth's Vital Signs
All-woman team of researchers shows how 20 years of laser-based observations have improved our understanding of a changing planet
Scripps Scientists Journey to Antarctica to Study Key Climate Questions and More
Scripps Oceanography researchers are investigating Earth’s climate history, ice loss, phytoplankton, and marine food webs this field season
Ecosystem Benefits to Humanity Expected to Decline by Nine Percent by 2100
Nature’s Benefits to Decrease as Climate Change Shifts Ecosystems Across Borders
New Report Confirms Benefits of FIRO Strategy in Enhancing Water Management at Prado Dam
Improved atmospheric river forecasts show to enable more groundwater storage
Scripps Awarded 5-Year, $6.5 Million NOAA Geospatial Modeling Grant
The award will fund the creation of an academic track in the field of geodesy, and the modernization of a key U.S. spatial database
Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Flights Begin
On the heels of an exceptionally wet year, an expanded data collection program using Air Force and NOAA aircraft will begin flights over the Pacific from November through March
Meltwater Flowing Beneath Antarctic Glaciers May Be Accelerating Their Retreat
Simulations showed that this process accelerated sea-level rise by 15% by 2300, suggesting it should be factored into future projections
Antarctica’s Floating Boundary Moves up to Nine Miles with the Tide
Satellite reveals back-and-forth movement of the boundary between Antarctica’s grounded ice sheet and floating ice shelf
Scripps Oceanography to Help Lead New Earthquake Research Center
The multi-institution center will study Cascadia subduction zone to improve earthquake resilience in the Pacific Northwest
A Scientist's Life: Alice Gabriel
Seismologist uses supercomputing to break down complexity of earthquakes
The Unexpected Physics Behind Turkey’s Devastating 2023 Earthquakes
The findings could have important takeaways for assessing seismic hazards in California
Scripps Student Spotlight: Rebecca Gjini
Geophysics PhD student researches stratocumulus cloud behavior through predator-prey dynamics
Warming Is Shifting Napa’s Wine Growing Season
Higher temperatures have advanced the wine grape growing season nearly a month earlier compared to the 1950s
A Scientist’s Life: Wenyuan Fan
Seismologist seeks to understand why some earthquakes are more predictable than the others
California’s Salton Sea May Be Staving Off Earthquakes As It Disappears
Major earthquakes on southern San Andreas Fault apparently triggered by Salton Sea basin filling with water
Phenomenal Phytoplankton: Scientists Uncover Cellular Process Behind Oxygen Production
One out of 10 breaths contains oxygen generated by cellular mechanism in microscopic algae
“Segment-Jumping” Ridgecrest Earthquakes Explored in New Study
Seismologists use supercomputer to reveal complex dynamics of multi-fault earthquake systems
A Scientist's Life: Adrian Borsa
Geophysicist measures the bending of the earth to better understand where water is and where it's flowing
Did Volcanoes Provide the Spark of Life?
Scripps Oceanography marine chemist presents scenario on what animated primordial soup
Researchers Extract First Layered Lake-Sediment Sample from Subglacial Antarctica
Scripps Oceanography alumnus and colleagues describe the sample's importance in understanding past dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheet and its ecosystems
After Devastating Wildlife Loss, Scripps Chemical Oceanographer Searches for Connection Between Water Resources and Wildlife
A photo essay from Botswana, Africa
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