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Photo of the Week: Plotting Puerto Rico

From left, Scripps students Natalya Gallo, Matt Costa, and Lynn Waterhouse at Ocean Conference at UN headquarters in New York

On World Oceans Day, 1,100 Commitments Made to Protect the Seas

New Study Suggests Overfishing in One of World's Most Productive Fishing Regions

Northern California Just Surpassed the Wettest Year on Record

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

Large storm waves crashing on the rocks near Santa Cruz, California

Severe West Coast Erosion During El Niño

Flooded intersection in Elk Grove, Calif. after January storms. Photo: Florence Low/California Department of Water Resources

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

Loop of weekend's landfalling atmospheric river that delivered torrential rains and flooding

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

The Eiffel Tower illuminated for COP21

Negotiating Climate Change in a Post-Paris World

Cultures of three marine bacteria that make the compound pentabromopseudilin

Research Highlight: Marine Microbes Could Help Clean Up Environmental Pollutants

Scripps Scientist Keynotes Meeting of State Water Managers

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

An image of a modern building and university campus near the ocean.

Research Highlight: Researchers Weather Microplastic to Understand Global Marine Debris Problem

An image of a modern building and university campus near the ocean.

New Fault Discovered in Earthquake-Prone Southern California Region

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

Three views of Typhoon Nepartak from NASA's Multi-angle Imaging SpectroRadiometer (MISR), July 7, 2016

Research Highlight: Typhoons in China, Japan, and Philippines Have Gotten Stronger Since 1970s

New Study Challenges Assumption of Asbestos' Ability to Move in Soil

Image: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

Clouds Are Moving Higher, Subtropical Dry Zones Expanding, According to Satellite Analysis

Torrey Pines State Beach experienced some of the most extensive erosion in San Diego County during El Niño

Beach Replenishment Helps Protect Against Storm Erosion during El Niño

Two men looking across ashy terrain at smoldering volcano.

Photo of the Week: Smoldering Chaitén

Beach erosion at La Jolla Shores

Scientifically, This Was Still a Monster El Niño Year

fire hazard

New Technology Helps Monitor Fire Hazards in Southern California

GOES satellite image of water vapor in atmospheric river over western U.S. today

Research Highlight: Study Suggests Atmospheric River Storms Can Reduce Sierra Snow

“Rain-on-Snow” events accelerate snowmelt

Rain falling on snow. Image credit: Flickr user Malcolm Peacey, CC BY-NC 2.0

Study: Atmospheric River Storms Can Reduce Sierra Snow

More likely than other storms to produce "rain-on-snow" precipitation

NOAA's yearly sea-surface temperature difference from average for 2015.

El Niño 2015-2016

A USAF C-130 at takeoff

Reconnaissance Flights Into Atmospheric Rivers Aim To Improve West Coast Storm Predictions

Scripps Oceanography, NOAA, U.S. Air Force team up on flights through atmospheric rivers

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