News Archive - Climate Change

New US Academic Alliance for IPCC Opens Critical Nomination Access

A newly established network of U.S. academic institutions including UC San Diego has formed to provide coordinated support for American climate scientists.

Local Leadership on Global Climate Crisis Highlighted in Resilience Summit

The organization Climate-Resilient California and Californians (CRC2) held a virtual meeting Feb. 27-28 spearheaded by a Scripps Oceanography climate scientist to acknowledge the importance of climate action on the part of cities, counties and states, but also to identify where efforts go wrong.

Do Women Leaders Drive Better Environmental Outcomes?

Meera Mahadevan, an assistant professor of economics at UC San Diego’s School of Global Policy and Strategy discovered that when women are elected to political office in India, air pollution decreases.

Atmospheric Rivers Explain Atypical El Niño and La Niña Years

New research from scientists at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography finds that atmospheric rivers explain the majority of atypical El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) years, such as 2023.

How Workplaces Can Better Support the Growing Number of EV Drivers

A new study from the University of California San Diego has developed an innovative computational tool that can help institutions to better design electric vehicle (EV) charging networks by focusing on how real drivers use their cars and charge them.

New Insights on the Dynamics of Harmful Algal Blooms under Climate Warming

In freshwater environments, toxic harmful algal blooms threaten drinking water and wildlife. While most efforts on mitigating such events focus on reducing nutrients, researchers have found that there’s more to the story, especially when considering climate warming that could amplify such events.