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A WC-130J Super Hercules aircraft from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron sits on the flightline prior to an atmospheric river mission Jan. 28, 2020 at Travis Air Force Base, Calif. The Hurricane Hunters performed “AR recon” from January through March 2020.

Atmospheric River Reconnaissance Flight Season Gets an Early Start this Winter

Air Force and NOAA aircraft collecting data over the Pacific from November to March

Researchers collect a sediment core from a mangrove forest

Scientists Dig into Sediments for Clues on Carbon Storage

From San Diego to the Galapagos Islands and beyond, Scripps Oceanography researchers are revealing the mysteries of carbon sequestration in aquatic ecosystems

Options for relocating measurement equipment being explored

Historic Keeling Curve Observation Interrupted by Volcanic Eruption

Options for relocating measurement equipment being explored

Deployment of a buoy by the Global Drifter Program

Study of Ocean Currents Reveal Intensification of Tropical Cyclones Around the World

Researchers use Scripps-developed ocean drifter data to spot 30-year trend

Ocean Pavilion Opening Ceremony at COP27

The Ocean Pavilion Announces Schedule of Events for COP27

Pavilion bringing world leaders in ocean science, engineering, and policy together to highlight ocean’s enormous role in climate

Kilauea volcano, June 12, 2018. Modified satellite data processed by Pierre Markuse

Clarity about Key Climate Dynamic Creates More Pressure to Rein in Global Temperature Increase

Role of carbon dioxide in heating planet unmasked, forcing new projections of how warm things can get

A COP27 flasg waves in front of a blue cloudy sky.

Meet the UC San Diego Delegates Headed to Egypt for UN Climate Conference

Students and faculty from Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy and Strategy prepare to attend COP27 in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

 Isabel Rivera-Collazo in the field in Puerto Rico

Scripps Launches Two Projects on the Impact of Climate Change on Coastlines and People

National Science Foundation grants support research hubs in Southern California and Puerto Rico

Scripps PhD student Tammy Russell surrounded by chinstrap penguins in Antarctica

Diving into Seabird Science

The study of penguins and other seabirds takes flight through the research of Scripps PhD student Tammy Russell

World Leaders in Ocean Science and Philanthropy Come Together to Create First-ever Ocean Pavilion at UN Climate Conference

COP27 venue an acknowledgment of rising profile of the ocean in international climate negotiations

Collector vehicle Patania II, operated by marine engineering firm Global Sea Mineral Resources NV, stirs up seafloor sediment during field testing.

Study Gives New Insights into Nature of Deep-Sea Sediment Plumes

MIT-Scripps Oceanography team finds that sediment stirred up stays relatively close to seafloor

Marine research geophysicist Tim Barnett, 1938-2022

Tim Barnett: 1938-2022

Geophysicist led first wave of El Niño forecasting, foretold demise of Western reservoirs

Flooding overtops Fremont Weir, 2019. Photo: Florence Low/California Department of Water Resources

Climate Change Projected to Increase Atmospheric River Flood Damages in the United States

Damage costs in western states could triple by end of century

Nierenberg Prize Awarded to Distinguished Atmospheric Scientist Warren Washington

Trailblazing climate researcher accepts Scripps-given award for science in the public interest

Big Sur experienced some of the most substantial cliff retreat rates observed by Scripps researchers

New High-Resolution Study on California Coastal Cliff Erosion Released

Website presents details on state’s continually changing coastline

Post-atmospheric river flooding in Sacramento, 2019. Caldor Fire, 2021

More Evidence that California Weather Is Trending toward Extremes

Patterns associated with wildfires increasing in frequency, those linked to “normal” rainfall decreasing

Palmyra coral reef

Central Pacific Coral Reef Shows Remarkable Recovery Despite Two Warm-Water Events

Study shows value of looking at long-term trends in face of climate change

Ocean Observing, Island Nation Collaboration Top Agenda for Scripps at UN Ocean Conference

Event beginning June 26 will address crisis facing global oceans

Mauna Loa Observatory, Hawaii. Photo: NOAA

Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach New High

Peak monthly average of 421 parts per million is 50 percent greater than pre-industrial levels

Gas flaring

Time to Broaden Strategy to Avert Catastrophic Climate Change

New study shows that only with a dual assault on carbon dioxide and other largely neglected climate pollutants will it be possible to keep the 1.5°C guardrail in sight and stay below 2°C

Scripps Oceanography graduate student Benni Birner, who led a study confirming that the amount of helium in the atmosphere is rising. Photo: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego

Confirmed: Atmospheric Helium Levels Are Rising

A by-product released by use of fossil fuels has been increasing since 1974

Chloe Gustafson and mountaineer Meghan Seifert installing a magnetotelluric station in Antarctica. Photo: Kerry Key, Columbia University.

Groundwater Discovered in Sediments Buried Deep Under Antarctic Ice

Study proves value of electromagnetic techniques in a new polar environment

Currents off the west coasts of North and Central America

Scripps Oceanography-Led Study Predicts Climate Change Accelerates Ocean Currents

Warming is making surface currents shallower and faster

School of fish over a coral bed underwater

Ambitious New Environmental Challenge Aims to Rewild 40 Globally Significant Island Ecosystems from Ridge to Reef by 2030

Island Conservation, Re:wild, Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, the Government of Panama, and the Government of Palau Launch 2030 Island-Ocean Connection Challenge at Our Ocean Conference with $50 Million Secured

Istock photo of smoggy Los Angeles

New Evidence Suggests California’s Environmental Policies Preferentially Protect Whites

Systemic racism could explain why minorities are exposed to more pollution throughout the state

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