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Atmospheric River Storms Create $1 Billion-a-Year Flood Damage

Researchers calculate damages caused by weather phenomenon in the West over 40-year period

The Race to Stay Ahead of Wildfires

UC San Diego at Epicenter of Earthquake Research

Researchers across campus are trying to improve the understanding and detection of earthquakes

Research Highlight: Early Results Suggest California Marine Protected Areas are a Success

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Scripps Oceanography Researchers Adopting Global Approach to Studying Microplastics and Microfibers

Study Bolsters Case that Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires

Connection seen to fivefold jump in area burned

Atmospheric Rivers to Become Even More Dominant Source of California Water Resources and Flooding

Research projects that, as other storms decline, atmospheric rivers will strengthen, bringing greater proportion of annual precipitation

Scientists Identify Almost 2 Million Previously "Hidden" Earthquakes

Photo of the Week: Soggy Science

Hitting the field to measure the impact of atmospheric rivers

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

UC San Diego Scientists Bringing New Science on Geoengineering, Atmospheric Rivers, Plummeting Oxygen in the Oceans to COP24

New results, policy analysis offered by leading-edge researchers in Katowice, Poland

A Scientist's Life: Marty Ralph

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

Researchers Identify Bacteria and Viruses Ejected from the Ocean

Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Air Force, NOAA Poised to Probe Atmospheric Rivers

Weather reconnaissance flights to be made during peak of storm season

On the Precipice: Study Identifies California Cliffs at Risk of Collapse

A California Sea Grant-funded study provides the largest analysis of cliff erosion throughout the state and provides a new hazard index for determining which areas are at most risk

Scripps Oceanography Receives $3 Million NOAA Grant to Help Decisionmakers Prepare for Hazards and Extreme Events

Research Highlight: Why Was the 2015-16 El Niño Event So Dry?

California's Climate Future Suggests More Volatility and a Key Role for Atmospheric Rivers

Management of water resources could become more challenging

Northern California Just Surpassed the Wettest Year on Record

Atmospheric rivers, a key focus of Scripps research center, responsible for record-breaking rain

Severe West Coast Erosion During El Niño

Research Highlight: What Kind of La Niña Year Is This?

Where Was the Most Extreme Precipitation in the West Yesterday?

New alert available through Scripps sends updates of major events

In the News Now: Scripps Scientists Monitoring Massive Atmospheric River

Size of storm aimed at Central California raises flood concerns

Scripps Scientist Keynotes Meeting of State Water Managers

Extreme weather expert address a nod to increasing value of precipitation forecasts in reservoir operations

Study Finds Earthquakes Can Trigger Near-Instantaneous Aftershocks on Different Faults