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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
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
A Scientist's Life: Marty Ralph
Meteorologist pioneered study of atmospheric rivers impacting the western U.S.
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
Satellites Track Vanishing Antarctic Ice
Special issue of journal Nature on Antarctica suggests long-term decline of sea ice, posits new scenarios for continent’s future
From the Field: Greenland by Helicopter (and Dogsled)
Scripps students try to inform estimates of sea-level rise from remote ice cap
Photo of the Week: Life under the Ice
Researchers investigate how iceberg calving affects Antarctic marine life
Photo of the Week: Crushed Ice
Collecting glacial ice to study fjord ecosystems in the Southern Ocean
Key Biological Mechanism is Disrupted by Ocean Acidification
Inability of phytoplankton to acquire iron imperils marine ecosystems
Scripps Joins Mission to Understand a Major Southern Ocean Climate Influence
The world’s most pristine clouds happen to be in the place with the world’s roughest weather
Pioneering Scripps Earth Scientist Awarded by the European Geosciences Union
Meinrat Andreae to receive Alfred Wegener Medal & Honorary Membership for groundbreaking research in geosciences
New Study Reveals Strong El Niño Events Cause Large Changes in Antarctic Ice Shelves
Oscillations of water temperature in the tropical Pacific Ocean can induce rapid melting of Antarctic ice shelves
New Study Identifies Thermometer for the Past Global Ocean
Researchers now able to reconstruct past ocean temperatures
A Scientist's Life: Fiamma Straneo
Physical oceanographer studies interplay between Greenland's glaciers and a warming ocean
Around the Pier: UC San Diego Helps Fill U.S. Void at International Climate Talks
Despite diminished official U.S. presence, university joined state leaders in reaffirming commitment to mitigate and adapt to climate change
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