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Researchers Awarded $3M NSF Grant for Next-Generation Forest Mapping and Monitoring

Researchers at the University of California San Diego, University of Florida and Arizona State University have been awarded $3.28 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) to build OpenForest4D – a web-based cyberinfrastructure platform for next-generation 4D forest mapping...

Being Tough on China is Bad for Science

In the face of mounting geopolitical tensions between the United States and China, a new Nature commentary calls for renewed efforts to preserve and enhance cross-border collaboration in scientific research.

Mangrove Loss in Acapulco Likely Worsened the Devastation of Hurricane Otis

New research led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography highlights the critical role of mangroves in protecting coastal communities from the devastating effects of climate change—particularly hurricanes.

Scientists Combine Immersive Technology and Collaboration to Address Climate Challenges

A team of scientists and science communicators affiliated with the San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC), part of the School of Computing, Information and Data Sciences at UC San Diego, and the Center for Coastal Climate Resilience at UC Santa Cruz have developed an initiative called EcoViz focused on immersive technology—advanced hardware and software to simulate environments and experiences—and collaboration to address environmental challenges ranging from fire management to reef restoration and more.

Accelerating Climate Modeling with Generative AI

The algorithms behind generative AI tools like DallE, when combined with physics-based data, can be used to develop better ways to model the Earth’s climate. Computer scientists in Seattle and San Diego have now used this combination to create a model that is capable of predicting climate patterns over 100 years 25 times faster than the state of the art.

What a Second Trump Presidency Will Mean for Energy and Climate

The 2024 election has put a new administration in the White House, but the nation remains deeply divided on a large number of issues, including many policy proposals that implicate energy and climate change.

CalCOFI at 75

Seventy-five years ago, a group of California scientists was tasked with a mission. CalCOFI is celebrating the 75th anniversary of the program that has delivered is priceless in understanding the ocean off of California.

Industrial Pollution Can Increase Snowfall and Reduce Cloud Cover

New research co-authored by Duncan Watson-Parris of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and the Halıcıoğlu Data Science Institute finds that industrial pollution in Earth’s colder latitudes decreases cloud cover by increasing snowfall in the surrounding area.

Six Solutions against Climate Change: Researchers Launch Call-Action for Rapid Response to Mobilize Solutions

In an unprecedented call to action published concurrently across 24 scientific journals, a global team of microbiologists is calling on policymakers, governments and industry to deploy microbe-based solutions against climate change.

Meet UC San Diego Delegates Attending the 2024 UN Climate Conference in Azerbaijan

Students, faculty and staff from UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy and Strategy are set to attend the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan.

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