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![An underwater photo of coral reefs](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-03/taipingforereef_yibeiliang-800-500.png?itok=77Shf-B7)
New Study Provides First Comprehensive Look at Oxygen Loss on Coral Reefs
Scripps Oceanography scientists and collaborators provide first-of-its-kind assessment of hypoxia, or low oxygen levels, across 32 coral reef sites around the world
![Study lead author Ella Kim (center, pink helmet) helps deploy a HARP instrument package](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-03/ellakim-ssl.jpg?itok=9I7TecJu)
"Denoising" a Noisy Ocean
Scripps Oceanography researchers use machine learning to listen for specific fish sounds
![Researchers capture a sediment sample in the field in Antarctica.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-03/salsa-matt-siegfried-2018.png?itok=ULBj3mDD)
Researchers Extract First Layered Lake-Sediment Sample from Subglacial Antarctica
Scripps Oceanography alumnus and colleagues describe the sample's importance in understanding past dynamics of the Antarctic ice sheet and its ecosystems
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Scripps Oceanography Leads Sessions on Climate Change, Space, and Blue Tech at SXSW 2023
Expanded climate change programming at Conference focuses on impacts and solutions
![StartBlue Accelerator Booth at OiA Conference 2023](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-02/img_3466.jpg?itok=RoZ-CLSw)
Blue Technology Gets a Major Showcase at Oceanology International Americas Conference
Scripps Oceanography scientists and leaders to feature ocean technology and startBlue accelerator throughout conference and exhibit
![This ARM Mobile Facility—a series of containers outfitted with sophisticated atmospheric and meteorological sampling equipment—will operate from February 2023 to February 2024 in La Jolla, California, as part of the Eastern Pacific Cloud Aerosol Precipitation Experiment (EPCAPE). The EPCAPE campaign will explore aerosol indirect effects on stratocumulus clouds to help improve their representation in earth system models. Researchers will also investigate how pollution from the nearby Los Angeles metropolitan](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-02/epcapevansonpier.jpg?itok=07aZ_HoS)
Scripps Pier, UC San Diego Mount Soledad Facility to Host Coastal Marine Cloud Study
Year-long field campaign launches Feb. 15 to study the marine clouds that shade and cool the earth
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Pink Dye Experiment to Reveal Mysteries of Coastal Ocean Dynamics
Scripps Oceanography-led PiNC experiment uses non-toxic pink dye and a suite of instruments to study the coastal zone where a river meets the ocean
![Cuvier’s beaked whales comprise one of 24 known species of beaked whales worldwide. Photo: Gustavo Cárdenas-Hinojosa](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-10/800-20211003-n7200a-6018_0.jpg?itok=QHzvAn4_)
Ultrasonic Antifouling Devices Found Damaging to Whales
Study of Cuvier’s beaked whales off Mexico’s Guadalupe Island led to discovery
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Scripps Oceanography, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Join Forces to Pursue Common Interests
Partnership to advance collaborations ranging from marine and offshore wind energy to ocean and climate technology R&D
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UC San Diego Announces Second Cohort for Blue Economy Accelerator
Six new startups tackle ocean challenges in StartBlue program
![Collector vehicle Patania II, operated by marine engineering firm Global Sea Mineral Resources NV, stirs up seafloor sediment during field testing.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-09/800-dsc08173.jpg?itok=3EwtnFf1)
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
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Another Year, Another Maui Trip!
Scripps Oceanography students monitor long-term changes in coral reef health
![Big Sur experienced some of the most substantial cliff retreat rates observed by Scripps researchers](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-08/800-istock-1096740592.jpg?itok=cf8Kj0k7)
New High-Resolution Study on California Coastal Cliff Erosion Released
Website presents details on state’s continually changing coastline
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Illumina Supports Enhanced Genomics-Enabled Discovery and Training Programs at UC San Diego
New laboratory automation technology will advance marine biomedical research, preparing students for biotech and genomics workforce
![Post-atmospheric river flooding in Sacramento, 2019. Caldor Fire, 2021](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-08/california-fires-floods_800x500.jpg?itok=XeS5VbFP)
More Evidence that California Weather Is Trending toward Extremes
Patterns associated with wildfires increasing in frequency, those linked to “normal” rainfall decreasing
![Russ Davis with Argo float components](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-07/800-exp_a_roemmichargo_084.jpg?itok=WzK9g2Kd)
Russ E. Davis: 1941-2022
Inventive engineer transformed studies of ocean’s role in climate and upper-ocean dynamics
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Ocean Observing, Island Nation Collaboration Top Agenda for Scripps at UN Ocean Conference
Event beginning June 26 will address crisis facing global oceans
![A pod of Southern Resident orcas in British Columbia, Canada. Photo:cullenphotos/iStockPhoto](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-06/800-istock-529401743.jpg?itok=EeXFfNqF)
A New Way to Differentiate Orca Whale “Cultures” through Audio Recordings
The lifestyles of three types of orcas revealed through their clicks and whistles
![Researchers with Adam Young carrying a LIDAR drone on the beach.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-05/siocomm_a_mc_erikjepsen_lidar-drone_2020_26dsc_5296.jpg?itok=w55vug3t)
As California Cliffs Erode, UC San Diego Team Works to Track and Understand these Changes
Advanced imaging and geotechnical technology powering understanding of our coastline and its hazards
![Geisel library at sunset](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-03/unnamed-7.png?itok=2nvjA1Wc)
UC San Diego Receives $7.35 Million in Federal Community Project Funding
Federal funding will aid ocean dumpsite and cliff erosion research, and improve telehealth offerings
![Satellite imagery of the Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano in the South Pacific Ocean on January 15, 2022. (CSU/CIRA and JAXA/JMA)](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-02/800-tonga-volcano-343_0120sat.jpg?itok=Rg5lkos_)
Tonga Tsunami a Reminder of Need for Better Global Detection Network
International effort to deploy new technology could greatly improve warning systems
![Jupiter's swirling clouds](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2022-01/IMG_Jan52022at100452AM.jpg?itok=mpk82ldA)
Ocean Physics Explain Cyclones on Jupiter
Images from NASA satellite of polar cyclones on Jupiter allow scientists to study the forces that drive them
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Scripps Oceanographers Featured in New Documentary on Project Recover
“To What Remains” has national premiere on Dec. 8
![SOCCOM crew prepare to deploy an Argo float in the Southern Ocean](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-11/800-SOCCOM-Argo.jpg?itok=yMBR-KQR)
Climate Change is Making One of the World’s Strongest Currents Flow Faster
A change in the Southern Ocean, the region absorbing the most human-induced warming globally, is detected by new technology
![startBlue Accelerator program](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2021-11/startBlue%20release.jpeg?itok=rlRzF0H6)
UC San Diego Announces Teams for Blue Tech Accelerator
Eight new San Diego startups are tackling ocean challenges in startBlue Program
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