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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

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

Simulations Shows Magnetic Field Can Change 10 Times Faster than Previously Thought
Scientists demonstrate rapid changes are associated with local weakening of the magnetic field

Research in the Time of COVID-19
Despite a deserted campus, some essential Scripps research programs carry on


Listen Up: Scripps Scientists Use Underwater Microphones to Study Calving Arctic Glacier
Researchers develop new method for measuring glacial retreat by analyzing underwater acoustic recordings of icebergs falling into the ocean

Renowned Scientific Drilling Vessel with Ties to Scripps Visits San Diego
Scripps community members and scientists visit the JOIDES Resolution during its first U.S. port call in more than a decade

UC San Diego at Epicenter of Earthquake Research
Researchers across campus are trying to improve the understanding and detection of earthquakes

Scripps Oceanography Scientist Honored by the National Academy of Engineering
Prestigious academy awards membership to atmospheric chemist Kimberly Prather for her contributions to engineering

A Scientist's Life: Emily Chin
Geologist uses surface rocks to understand what’s happening miles within Earth’s interior

Scripps Student Spotlight: Emily Wei
Geosciences graduate student uses research to unravel geological processes of the past

Q&A with William Easterling, Assistant Director of the National Science Foundation
Easterling, head of the Directorate for Geosciences, discussed his vision for NSF and funding priorities during a recent visit to Scripps Oceanography

A Scientist's Life: Jane Willenbring
Geologist Jane Willenbring studies "the science of scenery," how the landscape changes over time

Pioneering Scripps Earth Scientist Awarded by the European Geosciences Union
Meinrat Andreae to receive Alfred Wegener Medal & Honorary Membership for groundbreaking research in geosciences
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