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An atmospheric river reaches the San Francisco Bay Area, Dec. 11, 2014. Image: University of Wisconsin

Atmospheric Rivers, Cloud-Creating Aerosol Particles, and California Reservoirs

Aircraft, research vessel, and ground stations will gather data to improve what is known about factors affecting precipitation as California’s drought continues

Avoid the Unmanageable, Manage the Unavoidable

Eight Interdisciplinary Lectures on Climate Change

Coastal Data Information Program (CDIP) buoy deployed off Scripps Pier

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Compilation image of two researchers and a coral reef

Research Highlight: Discovery Goes Deep within Coral

With key enzyme’s role revealed, researchers are armed with a new tool to study the health of coral reefs around the world

A man and woman hold posters under a pier.

Squidtoons: Sparking Scientific Curiosity through Comics

Scripps graduate student Garfield Kwan spearheads marine science-focused comics website

Buoy repair in the Indian Ocean. Photo: Matt Durham

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Atmospheric river

Refilling California's Reservoirs-The Roles of Aerosols and Atmospheric Rivers

The coastal observatories will give detailed information about incoming storms such as winds and water content

osedax worm

The Story of a Bizarre Deep-sea Bone Worm Takes an Unexpected Twist

Evolutionary reversal previously unseen in the animal kingdom

A rainbow appears over Scripps Pier after a November storm

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Four graduate students standing on a deck near the ocean.

San Diego Fellowship Awards Record Number of Scripps Students

Four incoming Scripps graduate students supported through the San Diego Fellowship, a program designed to increase campus diversity

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