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The Mysterious Glow from Coral Reefs

Coral Record Puts Present-Day El Niño Trends in Context

Exploring Coral Reef Threats from Changing Ocean Chemistry

Heat Waves to Move Toward Coasts, Study Finds

Heat Waves to Move Toward Coasts, Study Finds

The Little Ice Age Was Global, Scripps Researchers Say

First Roger Revelle Chair to Join Scripps

Increased Antarctic Ice Loss by Warm Ocean Currents

Checking the Planet's Respiration Rate

Voyager: At what level of hydrogen ion concentration in the ocean will the coral reefs and other calcifiers begin to show signs of dissolution?

Voyager: Have whales always inhabited the Arctic? If not, where did they originally come from and how did they adapt?

Voyager: Do whales and seals have to flee from certain Arctic environments once the sea ice conditions are altered? If so, where would they flee and why would it matter?

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

Call of the Arctic

Mati Kahru

Blooming Early in the Arctic

Blue to red gradient.

Tracking Our Carbon Footprint

New Black Carbon Research Helps Advance Climate Solutions

Voyager: Can marine life adapt to climate change and pollution in the ocean so it doesn't hurt them anymore?

Coast Guard teams in a training mission off Barrow, Alaska. Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by Kurt Fredrickson

New Center Addresses National Security Implications of Environmental Change

Salinity of the world's oceans is mapped in contour lines using data collected by Argo drifters.

Argo: World's Hydrological Cycle is Accelerating

Burning wood biomass not only endangers health but could be one of the largest contributors to global warming.

Clearing the Air

Scripps Scientists Participate in Historic Copenhagen Climate Change Summit

Scripps Scientists Participate in Historic Copenhagen Climate Change Summit

Cleaning Up Black Carbon Provides Instant Benefits Against Global Warming

Scripps Presents Southern California Premiere of Film on Climate Change's Impact on Oceans

Scripps Presents Southern California Premiere of Film on Climate Change's Impact on Oceans

California Climate Change Experts to Discuss Key Findings at Science Summit

California Climate Change Experts to Discuss Key Findings at Science Summit

Scripps Climate Science Pioneer Awarded Tyler Prize

Scripps Climate Science Pioneer Awarded Tyler Prize

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

Climate Change and Gray Whales

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