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A Scientist's Life: Helen Amanda Fricker

Glaciologist uses satellite data to monitor one of the most significant global warming-related changes in nature

Research Highlight: Deep Ocean Warming at an Accelerating Rate

Measurements made from ships and by Scripps-built robots both point to more heat uptake than expected

Atmospheric river hits California. Photo: Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory/ VIIRS satellite.

New Scale to Characterize Strength and Impacts of Atmospheric River Storms

Similar to scales gauging hurricane, wind, or tornado intensity, could aid flood response and water management, especially in the West

Around the Pier: Bringing Science to Global Climate Talks

Large delegation of students and researchers from Scripps Oceanography and University of California participate in COP24 climate conference in Poland

At a depth of 58 meters (190 feet), Paul Dayton with a camera flash unit in McMurdo Sound, 1968

How Marine Life Responds to Upheaval

Recent episode in Antarctica set off a chain of ecological events and offered a study in resilience

45 UC San Diego Faculty Named Most Influential in Their Fields

Three Scripps Oceanography faculty named in new listing of highly cited researchers

New Sea-Level Rise and Flood Alert Network Launches with City of Imperial Beach

Gift from the David C. Copley Foundation funds Scripps Institution of Oceanography pilot observation system to support vulnerable coastal communities with adapting to climate change

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A Scientist's Life: Kate Ricke

Climate scientist talks about how she models the societal risks posed by climate change

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Around the Pier: NASA Launches World's Most Advanced Ice-Measuring Satellite into Orbit

Glaciologist Helen Fricker and other Scripps scientists played a role in advising the ICESat-2 mission

Argo floats deployed from R/V Palmer during NSF-funded SOCCOM cruise to Southern Ocean. Photo: Greta Shum

Human Causes Only Plausible Source of Warming in Southern Ocean

Synthesis of observational data and models shows trend not due to natural variability

Joris Gieskes and David Sandwell

Scripps Scientists Recognized by American Geophysical Union

Helen Amanda Fricker and Lynn Russell named AGU Fellows; Richard Somerville to receive AGU Ambassador Award

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Scientists Find Corals in Deeper Waters Under Stress Too

Scripps researchers use novel approach to assess temperature stress on deep coral reefs in Palau, combining sea level and temperature data sets from continuous recorders serviced by divers

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Scripps Alumna and Sally Ride Science Instructor to Embark on Arctic Expedition

Cynthia Matzke, MAS '14, will study climate issues and engage in outreach to build an understanding of environmental changes and Inuit culture

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Still Time to Act: Impending Weather and Health Disasters from Climate Change Could Spur Progress in Cutting Emissions

UC San Diego researchers argue that terrifying insights into what humans are doing to the environment could help activists and political leaders build momentum for deep and costly cuts in emissions

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A Scientist's Life: Marty Ralph

Meteorologist pioneered study of atmospheric rivers impacting the western U.S.

Scripps climate and atmospheric scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan. Photo: Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego

Ramanathan Shares $1.33 Million Sustainable Development Prize with Fellow Climate Science Pioneer

Renowned Scripps climate researcher and former NASA scientist James Hansen honored for their work

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