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New Statewide Lidar Study Identifies Hotspots for California Coastal Cliff Retreat

October 23, 2026

UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography collected new airborne lidar in 2023 and developed new cutting-edge approaches to map cliff erosion and retreat.

What Climate Change Is Costing California

October 20, 2026

New statewide report led by UC San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy researchers examines climate change’s economic impacts; a second report from Scripps Institution of Oceanography takes a closer look at San Diego’s future.

10 Things to Know About This Very Strong El Niño

October 20, 2026

Scripps Institution of Oceanography is on the front lines of developing the technology to track, detect and forecast the magnitude and impacts of this event. Here are 10 things to know about this coming El Niño.

UC San Diego Awarded $2.35 Million from Google to Advance AI-Driven Climate Modeling

October 14, 2026

A team led by Halıcıoğlu School and Scripps Oceanography researcher Duncan Watson-Parris will use artificial intelligence to improve climate models and help guide new ocean observations

Healthy Reef Sounds Can Boost Coral and Fish Recovery Efforts

October 8, 2026

Two new studies led by UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography reveal how underwater acoustic enrichment — the playback of sounds from healthy reefs — can help spur the recovery of degraded coral reefs and their fish communities.

From Solutions to the Super El Niño: UC San Diego at Climate Week New York

October 8, 2026

UC San Diego brings interdisciplinary expertise to Climate Week New York, which coincides with the United Nations General Assembly meeting, and has grown into one of the leading global events on climate change, drawing 100,000 attendees, thought leaders,investors and brands

Kelp Help: Meet the Scientists Working to Restore Our Underwater Forests

October 6, 2026

As a powerful El Niño looms, marine ecologist Jennifer Smith and her colleagues at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography are racing to understand and protect California’s kelp forests.

Is Anyone Out There?

October 1, 2026

Curiosity drives almost all of us, and little sparks the imagination more than thinking about who might live among the stars.

Astrophysicist France A. Córdova Named 2026 Nierenberg Prize Recipient

September 29, 2026

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego has selected astrophysicist France Anne Córdova as the recipient of the 2026 Nierenberg Prize for Science in the Public Interest.

New Federal Health Assessment of Tijuana River Valley Air Pollution Builds on UC San Diego Findings

September 23, 2026

The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry released a new public health consultation report using data from scientists at the University of California San Diego that analyzed environmental contamination in the Tijuana River Valley and evaluated hydrogen sulfide levels in outdoor air. 
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