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Veerabhadran Ramanathan. Photo: Glenn Marzano

Scripps Climate Scientist Recognized for Pioneering Work by Spanish Foundation

Infographic courtesy of NCAR

Flying Lab to Investigate Southern Ocean's Appetite for Carbon

AWARE team members at the ARM Mobile Facility, Antarctica

AWARE: The Most Comprehensive Meteorological Study of Antarctica Ever Undertaken

Scripps Oceanography Climate and Atmospheric Scientist V. Ramanathan and other researchers met with Pope Francis in 2014.

Religion and Climate Change

Photo of the Week: Antarctic Radar

From the Field: Chilean Tsunami Rocks Antarctica's Ross Ice Shelf

Around the Pier: Bending the Curve

Waves reach Highway 101 north of Solana Beach, Calif. in 2010.

Citizen Science Will Help Assess Effects of El Niño

Calif. Gov. Jerry Brown with Scripps Oceanography climate scientist V. Ramanathan at UC Carbon Neutrality Summit, Oct. 27

Photo of the Week

Research Highlight: Wave Vibrations Shaking Antarctic Ice Shelves

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Wave Vibrations Shaking Antarctic Ice Shelves

The Antarctic Peninsula. Photo Sinéad Farrell/Univ. of Maryland

From the Field: Oceanographers Find Clues behind Arctic's Fourth-Lowest Sea-Ice Minimum

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Oceanographers Find Clues behind Arctic's Fourth-Lowest Sea-Ice Minimum

From the Field: What is Making Arctic Ice Melt Faster than Expected?

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Research Highlight: New Study Could Pave Way for an Ocean Acidification Early Warning System for Coral Reefs

Reef sensor network

New Study Could Pave Way for an Ocean Acidification Early Warning System for Coral Reefs

Two New Studies of Rocks Show Earliest Forms of Life in Antarctic Ice Caves and in South African Lava

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Two-Mile-Long Ice Core Reveals Ocean Currents Transmitted Climate Changes from the Arctic to the Antarctic

Arctic Ocean melt ponds. Photo: Karen Frey/Clark University

Research Highlight: Arctic Sea Ice Loss Likely To Be Reversible

Tim Lueker with wife Chris next to the “Save Our Coral Reefs” mosaic in Encinitas, Calif.

Around the Pier: Researcher Confronting Climate Change with Coral Reef Mosaics

In the News Now: Antarctic Ice Shelves Rapidly Thinning

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Antarctic Ice Shelves Rapidly Thinning

Trend in ocean heat content at depths between 0-2,000 meters. Image: Nature Climate Change

Distinct Rise in Global Ocean Temperatures Detected

Avoid the Unmanageable, Manage the Unavoidable

Eight Interdisciplinary Lectures on Climate Change

Steven Cande and Mark Ohman

Two Scripps Professors Named AAAS Fellows

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