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NOAA, California, Scripps Partner to Improve Forecasts of Powerful 'Atmospheric River' Winter Storms

The coastal observatories will give detailed information about incoming storms such as winds and water content

Laying Odds on Climate

PUBLIC EVENT: Extreme Weather Events Subject of Climate Change Workshop at Scripps

PUBLIC EVENT: Extreme Weather Events Subject of Climate Change Workshop at Scripps

Atmospheric River Research Gathers Steam

Phenomenon that carries atmospheric water vapor comparable to the amount of water in major terrestrial rivers to the West Coast raises its profile in scientific community

Flooding of Ancient Salton Sea Linked to San Andreas Earthquakes

Flooding of Ancient Salton Sea Linked to San Andreas Earthquakes

Voyager: Will the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Cause Mutations?

Coast Guard teams in a training mission off Barrow, Alaska. Official U.S. Coast Guard photo by Kurt Fredrickson

New Center Addresses National Security Implications of Environmental Change

Voyager: Does smoke (from cigarettes and fires) have an effect on clouds and aerosols?

Turtles and Toxins

A smoggy Los Angeles skyline

Voyager: How are aerosols formed? How do aerosols move from place to place? Do aerosols become concentrated in certain areas?

Voyager: Will the increase in acid affect things like boats, nets, or fishing gear; not just the ecosystem?

Lake Mead Could Be Dry by 2021

Lake Mead Could Be Dry by 2021

A building

Voyager: Why can't scientists predict earthquakes?

Satellite imagery

Research Highlight: A Lingering Hazard

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

Survey off San Diego Reveals Details of Sand Movements

Sri Lanka Tsunami Overhead Image

Tsunami - Out of the Blue

lightning over a city

Voyager: What causes the "high pressure" and "low pressure" the weatherman is always talking about?

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

New Scripps Study Reveals San Andreas Fault Set for the 'Big One'

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Live Demonstration of 21st Century National-Scale Team Science

Scripps campus/Coastal Meander

New Study by Scripps Researchers Shows Western Wildfires Are Linked to Variations in Climate

Scripps campus/Coastal Meander

Scripps Researchers Unveil the First Comprehensive Wildfire Forecast for the Western United States

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

Scripps Scientists Pinpoint New, Major Source of Atmospheric Methyl Bromide

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