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Mammerickx Microplate

Scientists Date Birth of Himalayas from Newly Discovered Microplate

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Simulations of surface temperature anomalies. Image: Nature Geoscience

A New Take on the Global Warming Hiatus

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

Around the Pier: Citizen Science Will Help Assess Effects of El Niño

Students film a scene for a class video project.

Lights, Camera, Action: Using Filmmaking to Teach Students the Science Behind Natural Disasters

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

'Trail by Fire' scientists with their 'mobile volcano observatory.' Photo: Royal Geographic Society

From the Field: 'Trail by Fire' Takes Geoscientists on a Rugged Tour of South American Volcanoes

Polar Region Changes in Response to Global Warming to be Discussed by Leading Thinkers

Around the Pier: Scripps Alum Tim Gallaudet Becomes Oceanographer of the Navy

CalCOFI cruise

California's Fish Populations Are Declining

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

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Climate scientist Veerabhadran “Ram” Ramanathan

UC Summit on Carbon and Climate Neutrality Seeks to Bend the Curve on Climate Change

Sally Ride

Sally Ride Science Launches at UC San Diego

A group of people tour a lab.

Behind-the Scenes at Scripps: Human Health and Our Oceans, presented by E.W. Scripps Associates

Obituary Notice: Don Wilkie, Former Executive Director of Scripps Aquarium

Scripps/UC San Diego Recruits Top Executive to Lead Finance and Operations

Research Highlight: Wave Vibrations Shaking Antarctic Ice Shelves

Map of water vapor carried by an atmospheric river toward the West Coast in December 2014. Data from NCEP Global Forecast System

Legislation to Improve Understanding of Atmospheric Rivers Authorized by Governor

Supports more effective management of water resources during extreme weather episodes

Dickinson Foundation Continues Legacy of Philanthropy

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Around the Pier: Scripps PhD Student Draws Inspiration from the Sea

Scripps' Shang-Ping Xie led study on the cover of the Oct. 2015 issue of Nature Climate Change. Image courtesy of Nature

Around the Pier: UC San Diego Top Institution in United States for Environmental and Earth Sciences

Birch Aquarium Announces New Executive Director

Scripps' Shang-Ping Xie led study on the cover of the Oct. 2015 issue of Nature Climate Change. Image courtesy of Nature

UC San Diego Top Institution in United States for Environmental and Earth Sciences

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