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The 2017 Thomas Fire. Photo: istockphoto/Carsten Schertzer

Study Bolsters Case that Climate Change Is Driving Many California Wildfires

Connection seen to fivefold jump in area burned

Portrait of a man in a yellow shirt near a tree; the ocean is seen in the background

A Scientist's Life: Art Miller

Climate scientist Art Miller works to understand linkages between oceans and the atmosphere – and to inspire the next generation of scientists

Scripps graduate student Audrey Tan.

Scripps Student Spotlight: Audrey Tan

Climate Science and Policy graduate student is researching how El Niño impacts lives and biodiversity across the Pacific Ocean

Scripps CO2 Group Director Ralph Keeling

Research Highlight: Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit Record Peak in May

Monthly average surpassed 414 parts per million at Mauna Loa observatory

Scripps CO2 Group Director Ralph Keeling

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit Record Peak in May

Monthly average surpassed 414 parts per million at Mauna Loa Observatory

Study Uncovers Surprising Melting Patterns Beneath Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf

Casts new light on threats to Antarctica’s largest ice shelf

A woman holds a flask of seaweed in her hand.

Around the Pier: Usurp the Burp

How seaweed could help curb cow burps—one of California’s greatest sources of methane emissions

Research Highlight: Rapid Global Switch to Renewable Energy Can Save Millions of Lives Annually

Scientists assess impact of fossil energy and air pollution on health, climate and rainfall

Rapid Global Switch to Renewable Energy Can Save Millions of Lives Annually

Scientists assess impact of fossil energy and air pollution on health, climate and rainfall

Portrait of a blonde woman wearing a scarf; the sun is setting in the background

A Scientist's Life: Helen Amanda Fricker

Glaciologist uses satellite data to monitor one of the most significant global warming-related changes in nature

Research Highlight: Deep Ocean Warming at an Accelerating Rate

Measurements made from ships and by Scripps-built robots both point to more heat uptake than expected

Atmospheric river hits California. Photo: Jesse Allen, NASA Earth Observatory/ VIIRS satellite.

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

Around the Pier: Bringing Science to Global Climate Talks

Large delegation of students and researchers from Scripps Oceanography and University of California participate in COP24 climate conference in Poland

At a depth of 58 meters (190 feet), Paul Dayton with a camera flash unit in McMurdo Sound, 1968

How Marine Life Responds to Upheaval

Recent episode in Antarctica set off a chain of ecological events and offered a study in resilience

45 UC San Diego Faculty Named Most Influential in Their Fields

Three Scripps Oceanography faculty named in new listing of highly cited researchers

New Sea-Level Rise and Flood Alert Network Launches with City of Imperial Beach

Gift from the David C. Copley Foundation funds Scripps Institution of Oceanography pilot observation system to support vulnerable coastal communities with adapting to climate change

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A Scientist's Life: Kate Ricke

Climate scientist talks about how she models the societal risks posed by climate change

A rocket launch at night

Around the Pier: NASA Launches World's Most Advanced Ice-Measuring Satellite into Orbit

Glaciologist Helen Fricker and other Scripps scientists played a role in advising the ICESat-2 mission

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