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How an Unusually Warm Indian Ocean Caused Flooding on Yangtze River
Climate modelers unravel a mystery with a surprising connection to Australian bushfires and African locust swarms.
Fine Particulate Matter from Wildfire Smoke More Harmful Than Pollution from Other Sources
Researchers call for revisions to air-quality monitoring guidelines to consider the sources of emissions
Scripps Institution of Oceanography Joins Multicampus Initiative on Coastal Resilience and Climate Adaptation
UC-funded initiative will bring together researchers at the San Diego, Santa Cruz, and Santa Barbara campuses to address pressing issues for California’s coastal communities
Paul Crutzen: 1933-2021
Nobel Prize-winning atmospheric chemist coined term ‘Anthropocene’ to describe humanity’s impact on natural systems
More Pollutants Could Remain in Atmosphere With Less Light Rain
New study shows effects of rainfall on pollutants vary by the severity of precipitation
Study Says Urban Design Can Slow the Spread of COVID-19, Other Infectious Diseases
Neighborhood-level data can help make urban geography a key forecast tool during outbreaks, researchers say
Surveys Identify Relationship between Waves, Coastal Cliff Erosion
Study shows waves, rainfall important parts of erosion process, providing new opportunity to improve forecasts
What Makes an Earthquake a Star?
Scripps Oceanography geophysicist considers what makes some quakes celebrities
Eyes on Wildfires
ALERTWildfire camera network reaches 610-camera milestone during season of record fires
Unveiling the Accuracy of Tsunami Predictions
New study validates accuracy in predicting the first wave, but weakness in forecasting ‘trailing’ waves
A Scientist's Life: Jade d'Alpoim Guedes
Archaeologist considers how history can guide society as it deals with climate change
New Water Affiliates Group Forms at Scripps’ Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes
A new membership program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography leverages the latest atmospheric river science to optimize water resource management
Satellite Record Gives Unprecedented View of Antarctic Ice Shelf Melt Pattern over 25 Years
New estimates of ice shelf melting around Antarctica since the 1990s show where and when ice has been lost and where meltwater entered the Southern Ocean
Researchers Identify Factor Behind 2017 Oroville Dam Spillways Incident
Heavy snowmelt delivered a surge of runoff to Feather River and Lake Oroville
El Niño Impacts on Southern California Estuaries Reveal Potential for More Frequent Closures
Winter storms in 2015-2016 emphasized vulnerability of estuaries that have natural, intermittent mouth closures, compared to those which stay open throughout the year
A New Consequence of Arctic Sea Ice Melt: Changing Weather at the Equator
Research links sea ice retreat with tropical phenomena including a new kind of El Niño
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Air Force, NOAA to Fly into Atmospheric River Storms Over Pacific Ocean this Winter
Weather reconnaissance flights aim to improve forecasts and understanding of atmospheric rivers
Atmospheric River Storms Create $1 Billion-a-Year Flood Damage
Researchers calculate damages caused by weather phenomenon in the West over 40-year period
UC San Diego at Epicenter of Earthquake Research
Researchers across campus are trying to improve the understanding and detection of earthquakes
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