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Atmospheric River Storms Create $1 Billion-a-Year Flood Damage
Researchers calculate damages caused by weather phenomenon in the West over 40-year period
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Media Advisory: Scripps Institution of Oceanography Schedule of Events During Week One at COP25
Newest research on atmospheric rivers, Antarctic contributions to sea-level rise, and more to be released
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Climate Science in Review: A Look Back on 2019
The biggest news in climate change to come from Scripps this past year
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Scientists Report First Recording of a Blue Whale's Heart Rate
First measurement conducted in the wild suggests that blue whale hearts are operating at extremes—and may limit the whale’s size
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Emily Kunselman
A graduate student investigates the benefits of bacteria found in oyster microbiomes
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Scripps Scientists in Friendly Race among Nations to Find World's Oldest Ice in Record Time
Researchers head to Antarctica to do ancient ice “reconnaissance”
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Anaí Novoa
Graduate student investigates the role and future of parasites when their hosts respond to climate change
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Scripps Scientists Awarded Nearly $5 Million to Study Triggers of Deadly, Toxic Algal Blooms
NOAA ECOHAB grant will aid search for genetic source of toxin production in phytoplankton
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Renowned Scientific Drilling Vessel with Ties to Scripps Visits San Diego
Scripps community members and scientists visit the JOIDES Resolution during its first U.S. port call in more than a decade
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Scripps Scientist Receives Prestigious Award from Oceanographic Institute of Monaco
Pioneering deep-sea expert Lisa Levin to receive the Prince Albert I Grand Medal for science
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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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Four New Faculty Members Join Scripps Oceanography
Scripps welcomes Sarah Aarons, Julia Diaz, Dovi Kacev, and Amina Schartup to its academic ranks
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Taking the Heat
Scripps researcher contributes to major international report showing dangerous consequences of a warming ocean
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