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Ocean Pavilion Partners Unveil COP28 Dubai Ocean Declaration in Advance of UN Climate Conference
Declaration recognizes the critical role of the ocean in regulating climate change, calls for increased ocean observations
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
UC San Diego Delegation to Attend Annual UN Climate Conference in Dubai
Meet the students and faculty from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy and Strategy who are headed to COP28
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
Improved Model of the Carbon Cycle Can Help Verify Reported Emissions
Model reduces uncertainty on contributions of land-based ecosystems to atmospheric CO2 concentrations
UNESCO Recognizes International Team for Sustainable Underwater Archaeology Efforts
UC San Diego researchers and Mexican colleagues lauded for work on the Yucatán Peninsula
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
California’s Winter Waves May Be Increasing Under Climate Change
New research used 90 years of seismic data to infer wave heights, creating an unprecedented record of the waves that have pounded California’s coast
Scripps Researchers to Explore Deep-Sea Methane Seeps in Alvin Submersible
Expedition hopes to better understand how far the chemicals from seeps spread underwater, and which organisms can utilize them as a food source
New Measurements Suggest Tropical Cyclones May Influence Global Climate
Scripps researchers find that tropical cyclones cause deeper and longer lasting ocean warming than previously thought, setting the stage for unexpected and far reaching implications
Fighting Climate Change Isn’t an Automatic Win for Environmental Justice
Some simulated pathways for reducing emissions in the U.S. maintained or exacerbated existing racial inequities
Broken Record: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Jump Again
Average May reading 3.0 parts per million higher than in 2022
California Snowlines On Track To Be 1,600 Feet Higher by Century’s End
Lower-elevation ski resorts could lose more than 70 percent of their natural snow supply
Scripps Student Spotlight: Pascal Polonik
Graduate student researches human-environment interactions and how atmospheric particulates impact climate and health
Century-Old Scripps Pier Records Reveal Precipitation Trends
The salinity of seawater is used to detect El Niños of the past
New Look at Climate Data Shows Substantially Wetter Rain and Snow Days Ahead
“Once-in-a-century” storms could be experienced more than once in a lifetime
New Study Provides First Comprehensive Look at Oxygen Loss on Coral Reefs
Scripps Oceanography scientists and collaborators provide first-of-its-kind assessment of hypoxia, or low oxygen levels, across 32 coral reef sites around the world
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
UC San Diego Receives $15M Cryptocurrency Donation, Largest for Research on Airborne Pathogens
Vitalik Buterin directs gift to research on aerosols, establishing the UC San Diego Meta-Institute for Airborne Disease in a Changing Climate
Scripps Oceanography Leads Sessions on Climate Change, Space, and Blue Tech at SXSW 2023
Expanded climate change programming at Conference focuses on impacts and solutions
After Devastating Wildlife Loss, Scripps Chemical Oceanographer Searches for Connection Between Water Resources and Wildlife
A photo essay from Botswana, Africa
Scripps Pier, UC San Diego Mount Soledad Facility to Host Coastal Marine Cloud Study
Year-long field campaign launches Feb. 15 to study the marine clouds that shade and cool the earth
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