January 6, 2023
January 6, 2023 —
UC San Diego researchers suggest that rising levels of manmade chemicals, accumulating in marine plankton, might be used to monitor the impact of human activity on ecosystem health and perhaps study links between ocean pollution and land-based rates of childhood and adult chronic illnesses.
December 15, 2022
December 15, 2022 —
Another United Nations climate conference (COP) has come and gone, leaving the world to scratch its head over what was accomplished. The annual conference has ballooned over the years into a massive climate festival: nearly 50,000 people — an all-time record — taking part.
December 7, 2022
December 7, 2022 —
An expanded Atmospheric River Reconnaissance program began last month as a result of the unexpected “bomb cyclone” in October 2021 that hit North America’s West Coast, followed by another atmospheric river less than a month later that caused severe flooding in Washington.
December 5, 2022
December 5, 2022 —
A new perspective published today recognizes the critical link between island and marine ecosystems and identifies island and near-shore marine environmental characteristics that promote strong linkages in these ecosystems around the world.
December 2, 2022
December 2, 2022 —
UC San Diego researchers have been studying sediment to better understand how mangrove ecosystems sequester carbon dioxide, a planet-warming greenhouse gas. A new study describes Scripps Oceanography-led work to examine more than 100 sediment cores from mangrove forests across Latin America.
November 22, 2022
November 22, 2022 —
As a Filipino international student at UC San Diego, I watched what might have been the most talked-about issue at COP27: the concept of loss and damage in which those most responsible for the climate change that has taken place so far help those with less to do with it recover.
November 22, 2022
November 22, 2022 —
The Highly Cited Researchers list identifies and celebrates exceptional researchers who are having a significant impact on the research community as evidenced by the rate at which their work is being cited by their peers. UC San Diego ranks 8th in the world for 2022.
November 17, 2022
November 17, 2022 —
Climate scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego and colleagues used ocean current data gathered over several decades to create a new way to infer cyclone intensity.
November 14, 2022
November 14, 2022 —
The chance rescue of a deep-sea octopus from a line trap gave researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego an unprecedented opportunity to witness a key part of the species' life cycle.
November 7, 2022
November 7, 2022 —
Researchers at Scripps Oceanography discovered that a snail species carrying human-infecting flatworms is widespread in California. Their preliminary documentation suggests that the parasites are in the tissue of various Southern California fishes, including those commonly fished.
