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A Scientist's Life: Fiamma Straneo

Physical oceanographer studies interplay between Greenland's glaciers and a warming ocean

Students and faculty from Scripps Oceanography and the School of Global Policy and Strategy at COP23

Around the Pier: UC San Diego Helps Fill U.S. Void at International Climate Talks

Despite diminished official U.S. presence, university joined state leaders in reaffirming commitment to mitigate and adapt to climate change

Photo of the Week: Wet Winter

Animation shows how El Niño spurred large surface melt in Antarctica

Photo: MistikaS/iStock

Research Highlight: Rising CO2 Leading to Changes in Land Plant Photosynthesis

Suggests that plants have achieved an optimum response to rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere

View of an atmospheric river that made landfall in California on Feb. 16, 2017

California's Climate Future Suggests More Volatility and a Key Role for Atmospheric Rivers

Management of water resources could become more challenging

Photo: MistikaS/iStock

Rising CO2 Leading to Changes in Land Plant Photosynthesis

Suggests that plants have achieved an optimum response to rising CO2 levels in the atmosphere

Natural Methane "Time Bomb" Unlikely to Wreak Climate Havoc

But human-caused fossil methane emissions larger than previously believed

Research Highlight: After the Break

How the separation of a state-sized iceberg changes ecology in a key region of ocean biology

Larsen C crack in 2016. Photo: John Sonntag/NASA

Special Notice: Statement from Scripps Oceanography Glaciologist on Larsen C Iceberg

Event in itself not necessarily cause for alarm, researcher says

Around the Pier: Meeting of the Minds

Scripps leadership and scientists meet His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to discuss climate change, global concerns

A Scientist's Life: Tarik Benmarhnia

Climate change epidemiologist considers human health hazards

Northern California Just Surpassed the Wettest Year on Record

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

Young boy spins an outdoor art installation.

Around the Pier: Weather on Steroids Exhibit Merges Scripps Climate Science with Art

Artistic and scientific showcase on display at the La Jolla Historical Society through May 21

A blonde woman stands outside under a tree

A Scientist's Life: Jennifer Vanos

Biometeorologist is at intersection of weather and human health

Scripps oceanographer Rob Pinkel (left) describes the Wirewalker instrument at Oceanology International

Around the Pier: Major Science and Technology Show Will Reside in San Diego

Reputation of Scripps Oceanography cited in decision to make Oceanology International a biennial event in city

Portrait of a smiling woman with a map of Puerto Rico in the background.

Faculty Profile: Isabel Rivera-Collazo Joins Scripps and UC San Diego

New joint-hire specializes in environmental archaeology, with cross-collaborative research bridging Scripps, Department of Anthropology

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