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UNESCO Recognizes International Team for Sustainable Underwater Archaeology Efforts
UC San Diego researchers and Mexican colleagues lauded for work on the Yucatán Peninsula
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Rebecca Gjini
Geophysics PhD student researches stratocumulus cloud behavior through predator-prey dynamics
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Warming Is Shifting Napa’s Wine Growing Season
Higher temperatures have advanced the wine grape growing season nearly a month earlier compared to the 1950s
![Storm waves lash city streets in Pacifica, California](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-07/wave_height.jpg?itok=7VdKajwU)
California’s Winter Waves May Be Increasing Under Climate Change
New research used 90 years of seismic data to infer wave heights, creating an unprecedented record of the waves that have pounded California’s coast
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SURF Program 2023: Student Profiles
SURF program at Scripps provides students from across the country with opportunities to conduct research in earth, ocean and atmospheric sciences
![Scripps biological oceanographer and mission leader Lisa Levin (third from left) with students and colleagues before Alvin’s July 16 deployment](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-07/lr-230714alvindsc_0944erikjepsenucsandiego3-copy.jpg?itok=RNXki7Gc)
Scripps Researchers to Explore Deep-Sea Methane Seeps in Alvin Submersible
Expedition hopes to better understand how far the chemicals from seeps spread underwater, and which organisms can utilize them as a food source
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A Scientist's Life: Colleen Petrik
Biological oceanographer seeks to help society understand marine-life safe limits of fishing, greenhouse gas emissions
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Expanding Access to Coral Reef Conservation Technology
Scripps researchers recommend how conservationists and scientists can use 3D modeling technology called large-area imaging
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Cheers to Scripps Oceanography’s Class of 2023
An impressive group of graduates reflect on their experience at UC San Diego and discuss what’s next
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New Measurements Suggest Tropical Cyclones May Influence Global Climate
Scripps researchers find that tropical cyclones cause deeper and longer lasting ocean warming than previously thought, setting the stage for unexpected and far reaching implications
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Fighting Climate Change Isn’t an Automatic Win for Environmental Justice
Some simulated pathways for reducing emissions in the U.S. maintained or exacerbated existing racial inequities
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Margaret Morris
Geophysics PhD candidate researches how to locate submerged archaeological materials using marine acoustics
![Seismologist Wenyuan Fan](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-06/wenyuan_fan_02194_800x500.jpg?itok=lfTq5_3n)
A Scientist’s Life: Wenyuan Fan
Seismologist seeks to understand why some earthquakes are more predictable than the others
![Researchers at center of photo conduct fieldwork at Salton Basin. Photo: Ryley Hill](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-06/800-saltonsea-fialko.jpg?itok=jL4fbwjr)
California’s Salton Sea May Be Staving Off Earthquakes As It Disappears
Major earthquakes on southern San Andreas Fault apparently triggered by Salton Sea basin filling with water
![A CTD with all of its bottles open during a cast conducted from NIWA's R/V Tangaroa. Photo: NIWA](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-06/800-ctd_gopro.jpg?itok=Uen275aN)
Exploring Ocean Currents 20,000 Feet Under the Sea
Shipboard measurements of ocean depths emphasize the importance of Deep Argo
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UC San Diego Celebrates Opening of the Ted and Jean Scripps Marine Conservation and Technology Facility
New facility is dedicated to marine biodiversity and conservation research, discovery and education
![Lava flow blocks access to Mauna Loa Observatory. Photo: Hawaii EMA Civil Air Patrol](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-06/800-221212-hilo-kona-rd-hi-ema_civil-air-patrol_1.jpg?itok=OomPh8wS)
Broken Record: Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide Levels Jump Again
Average May reading 3.0 parts per million higher than in 2022
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Scripps Student Spotlight: Orion McCarthy
Marine biology PhD student studies how coral reefs in Maui are changing over time in response to climate change
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New Study: Protecting Large Ocean Areas Doesn’t Curb Fishing Catches
Five years after the creation of Mexico’s Revillagigedo National Park, the largest fully protected marine area in North America, experts report no negative impacts on the Mexican fishing sector
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Phenomenal Phytoplankton: Scientists Uncover Cellular Process Behind Oxygen Production
One out of 10 breaths contains oxygen generated by cellular mechanism in microscopic algae
![Erica Ferrer, Jordan Griffin, Analisa Freitas and Toni Sleugh in SCUBA attire on Scripps Pier](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-05/scripps_scuba_diversity.jpg?itok=x4z_VkaB)
Scripps-Led Fellowship Program Promotes Equal Access for Students Interested in Scientific Diving
Fellows of the first SCUBA DIVERsity program cohort share their experiences; Fall 2023 applications open May 30
![Astrid Hsu in the middle of a sargassum raft off the coast of Cancun, Mexico on an expedition to understand how blooms of sargassum are impacting the local ecology and tourism economy. Photo taken by Octavio Aburto.](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-05/untitled_design_2.jpg?itok=NCnfcFzY)
From the Ocean to the Happiest Place on Earth
MAS Marine Biodiversity and Conservation alum uses her expertise and knowledge to help the Walt Disney Company achieve its sustainability targets
![Sean de Guzman, Manager of the California Department of Water Resources Snow Surveys and Water Supply Forecasting Unit, inserts the a long aluminum snow depth survey pole into the snow during the final snow survey of the 2023 season at Phillips Station in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Ken James / California Department of Water Resources](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-05/800-2023_05_01_kj_1_6138_snow_survey.jpg?itok=aKEubUlz)
California Snowlines On Track To Be 1,600 Feet Higher by Century’s End
Lower-elevation ski resorts could lose more than 70 percent of their natural snow supply
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Not So Biodegradable: New Study Finds Bio-Based Plastic and Plastic-Blend Textiles Do Not Biodegrade in the Ocean
First-of-its-kind experiment off Scripps Pier finds only natural fibers degrade in the marine environment; plastic fabrics remain intact one year later
![Surface rupture from the M7.1 Ridgecrest earthquake in 2019](/sites/default/files/styles/200px/public/2023-05/ridgecrest20191017-usgs-800x500.png?itok=BzFEeO6v)
“Segment-Jumping” Ridgecrest Earthquakes Explored in New Study
Seismologists use supercomputer to reveal complex dynamics of multi-fault earthquake systems
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