News Archive - Robert Monroe

Dual Impacts of Extreme Heat, Ozone Disproportionately Hurt Poorer Areas

Scientists at UC San Diego, San Diego State University and colleagues find that extreme heat and elevated ozone levels, often jointly present during California summers, affect certain ZIP codes more than others. Those areas across the state most adversely affected tend to be poorer areas.

Mexico an Emerging ‘Beacon’ for Ecotourism Thanks to Pristine Dive Sites

A study by UC San Diego researchers and colleagues could spur Mexican government officials to explore the untapped potential of dive tourism and leverage it to strengthen marine conservation efforts and help push fisheries towards sustainable paths after decades of overfishing.

The Wave Beneath Their Wings

Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed a theoretical model that describes how pelicans take advantage of wind updrafts generated by breaking waves to glide in a practice the scientists call wave-slope soaring.

The Wave Beneath Their Wings

Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed a theoretical model that describes how pelicans take advantage of wind updrafts generated by breaking waves to glide in a practice the scientists call wave-slope soaring.

Fine Particulate Matter from Wildfire Smoke More Harmful than Pollution from Other Sources

Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego examining 14 years of hospital admissions data conclude that the fine particles in wildfire smoke can be several times more harmful to human respiratory health than particulate matter from other sources such as car exhaust.

Researchers ID Natural Products with Potential Efficacy Against Coronavirus, Other Lethal Viruses

Researchers describe the biology of three families of RNA viruses including Coronavirus, Ebola, and Zika and the natural products that have been shown to have capabilities to inhibit them. The review provides a guide that could accelerate drug discovery in response to future epidemics.

Surveys Identify Relationship between Waves, Coastal Cliff Erosion

Researchers have always known that waves were an important part of cliff erosion, but they haven’t been able to separate the influence of waves and rain before. After decades of debate over the roles that waves and rain play in cliff erosion, new findings provide opportunity to improve forecasts

Is Arctic Warming Behind a Monster Saharan Dust Storm?

Researchers break down the conditions that led to the “Godzilla” dust storm of 2020.

Scientists to Study Biodiversity and Pharmaceutical Potential on Seafloor off California

Scientists set out Oct. 27 to explore the biodiversity of deep sea habitats that are rich in minerals like phosphorus and manganese. The public will be able to see what the scientists see in real time when the researchers guide a remotely operated vehicle as it explores the ocean floor.

Satellite Record Gives Unprecedented View of Antarctic Ice Shelf Melt Pattern over 25 Years

Researchers from Scripps Oceanography and colleagues reviewed 25 years of satellite data and computer models to find that ice shelves have experienced a loss of nearly 4,000 gigatons since 1994 as a result of melting from increased heat in the ocean under them.