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New Report Confirms Benefits of Forecast-Informed Reservoir Operations at Lake Mendocino
Assessment quantifies benefits of new strategy for dam operations, resulting in significant benefits to water supply, flood risk management, fish habitat and recreation
Scripps Institution of Oceanography and San Diego Gas & Electric Expand Climate Change Research Collaboration
A newly signed agreement will help facilitate collaborative and applied research to address the effects of climate change in the San Diego region
Paul Crutzen: 1933-2021
Nobel Prize-winning atmospheric chemist coined term ‘Anthropocene’ to describe humanity’s impact on natural systems
California Energy Commission Grant Brings Scientists Closer to Transformative Forecast Ability
Product that can simulate climate variables down to small grids and on the scale of hours puts California at leading edge of climate planning
Surveys Identify Relationship between Waves, Coastal Cliff Erosion
Study shows waves, rainfall important parts of erosion process, providing new opportunity to improve forecasts
New Study Redefines Understanding of Where Icebergs Put Meltwater into the Southern Ocean
The findings pave the way for large Antarctic icebergs to be used in global climate models
Is Arctic Warming Behind a Monster Saharan Dust Storm?
A June 2020 event set a record for size of a dust mass sent across the Atlantic
Scientists Call for Decade of Concerted Effort to Enhance Understanding of the Deep Seas
Decade of Ocean Science offers opportunity for discovery
A Scientist's Life: Adam Young
Coastal morphologist assesses erosion risk with drone-based lasers, photogrammetry, and buried sensors
Eyes on Wildfires
ALERTWildfire camera network reaches 610-camera milestone during season of record fires
Local Cures for the Climate Crisis
Book and event seek community remedies for the intertwined issues of climate change, public health and social justice
Keeling Curve Receives Continuation Funding from Eric and Wendy Schmidt
$1.45M Grants Support Keeling Curve, Ocean pH Programs, Key Indicators of Global Warming
Researchers Use Satellite Imaging to Map Groundwater Use in California’s Central Valley
Satellite data reveal variability in the intensity of groundwater use for different crops, a boon for irrigation policymaking across the state
A Scientist's Life: Jade d'Alpoim Guedes
Archaeologist considers how history can guide society as it deals with climate change
Scripps Receives NOAA Award to Study Clouds, One of the Largest Uncertainties in Climate Change
The MAPP project will examine the relationship between low cloud “hot-spots” and Earth’s global climate sensitivity
Satellite Record Gives Unprecedented View of Antarctic Ice Shelf Melt Pattern over 25 Years
New estimates of ice shelf melting around Antarctica since the 1990s show where and when ice has been lost and where meltwater entered the Southern Ocean
Rise of Carbon Dioxide Unabated
Seasonal peak exceeds 417 parts per million at Mauna Loa observatory
NOAA Selects UC San Diego to Host New Cooperative Institute to Study Marine, Earth and Atmospheric Systems
Selection awards $220 million over five years
New Course Aims to Bring Climate Change Solutions to Global Audience
Four-part series is first offering on the new UC San Diego Online platform
Scientists Identify Climate Change as Major Contributor to Record-Breaking Marine Heatwave
Scripps Oceanography team used a century of ocean data collected by the Shore Stations Program and new method of temperature analysis to put the 2018 marine heatwave in context
New Open-Access Book Casts Climate Change as a Public Health Crisis
Contributors to text co-edited by UC San Diego researchers range from Nobel Prize laureates to Pope Francis
Coronavirus Global Slowdown Is Cleaning the Skies. How Long Will It Last?
Scripps Oceanography climate scientists ponder what episode tells us about global warming
First Results from NASA’s ICESat-2 Mission Map 16 Years of Melting Ice Sheets
Team of scientists finds massive ice loss in West Antarctica
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