UC San Diego-Led Satellite Mission Selected by NASA
February 5, 2026
Today NASA announced the selection of a University of California San Diego-led satellite mission for the Earth System Explorers (ESE) program.
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News Archive - Climate Change
New Collaboration Expands Capabilities and Enhances Natural Disaster Resilience
February 4, 2026
ALERTCalifornia announced a new collaboration with Microsoft’s AI for Good Lab that will foster innovation and present novel opportunities to use ALERTCalifornia’s camera network and AI to prepare for, respond to, and recover from natural disasters.
New Dashboard Helps Predict and Plan for Disease Outbreaks
January 29, 2026
When infectious diseases surge, response often comes down to timing: whether communities can position the right people and supplies before case counts spike. Researchers at the School of Global Policy and Strategy are helping bridge that gap with a new platform that forecasts disease outbreaks.
Hydrogen Power Gets a Spark — Thanks to SDSC’s Expanse
January 28, 2026
Solar panels and wind turbines increasingly dot the landscape, but the future of clean energy may well depend on how smoothly we burn hydrogen. Yet as anyone who’s lit a gas grill or fireplace knows, igniting a flame can be a bit tricky.
Study Finds Ocean Impacts Nearly Double Economic Cost of Climate Change
January 15, 2026
For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions.
Atmospheric River Research Flights Go Global
January 5, 2026
Atmospheric rivers may be associated with wet winter storms on the West Coast of North America, but these ribbons of water vapor in the sky are a global phenomenon. Now, a new international effort will study and forecast these storms on a global scale.
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How Climate Policies that Incentivize and Penalize Can Drive the Clean Energy Transition
December 22, 2025
A new study from a team of researchers that includes faculty from the University of California San Diego and Princeton University shows how a mix of subsidies for clean energy and taxes on pollution can significantly reduce greenhouse gas emissions that cause climate change.
UC San Diego Launches Soil Health Center to Advance Climate Solutions, Food Security
December 11, 2025
Experts across UC San Diego have united to launch the Soil Health Center at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Established in fall 2025, the center brings together an interdisciplinary team that’s digging — sometimes literally — into research on building and maintaining healthy soils.
UC San Diego Launches New AI Initiative for Earth and Ocean Science
December 4, 2025
The GAIA Initiative kickoff event brought together research groups throughout UC San Diego that are already leveraging AI to accelerate their projects. Organizers said the goal was to "harness UC San Diego’s world-class Earth science and AI expertise to transform how we understand the planet.”
California Beach Widths Show Resilience
November 17, 2025
Two new studies from researchers at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography provide encouraging news about California's beaches at both local and statewide scales.
