March 21, 2019
March 21, 2019 —
…a way that addresses climate policy questions,” Ricke said. She is best known for… working on the climate effects and impacts of solar geoengineering proposals, which can be defined as intentionally blocking sunlight to cool the planet, and groundbreaking work on calculating the country-level social cost of carbon. This research…
March 17, 2016
March 17, 2016 —
…include responses to new climate and diversity questions UC San Diego staff members have an opportunity to make their opinions heard on topics ranging from overall employee satisfaction to supportiveness of supervisors through the annual campus Staff@Work Survey. As part of the 2015 survey, respondents were also able to share…
October 11, 2012
October 11, 2012 —
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego have used 20 years of satellite data to reveal a geological oddity unlike any seen on Earth.
April 21, 2022
April 21, 2022 —
…Campus Website Facilitates Powerful Climate Change Connections UC San Diego highlights its leading role in climate research and education as part of climate change website Humankind faces catastrophic changes in climate patterns, sea level, ocean acidity, public health, and worldwide ecosystems due to climate change. According to the most recent…
May 27, 2019
May 27, 2019 —
In a study published today in Nature Geoscience a team of scientists, including glaciologists from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego, detail how they discovered an ancient geologic structure under Antarctica’s largest ice shelf and describe how the ice she
June 17, 2024
June 17, 2024 —
New research led by the University of California San Diego School of Global Policy and Strategy reveals a crucial disparity in how climate change is reported across different types of news outlets and locations.
August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024 —
A large-scale survey conducted by a team of international researchers led by investigators at the University of Amsterdam has found that scientists worldwide and across disciplines are extremely concerned about climate change and its cascading effects on every sphere of life.
July 13, 2021
July 13, 2021 —
Low-income neighborhoods and communities with higher Black, Hispanic and Asian populations experience significantly more urban heat than wealthier and predominantly white neighborhoods within a vast majority of populous U.S. counties, according new research.
November 1, 2012
November 1, 2012 —
…Brown Clouds) with Scripps climate and atmospheric scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan. Crutzen’s activities beyond research have also drawn widespread attention, dating back to his 1982 theory of “nuclear winter.” At the apex of Cold War nuclear arms buildup, he suggested that a nuclear war would create a long-term period of planetary…
March 14, 2024
March 14, 2024 —
…such as the ocean seed clouds and influence global climate. In addition, she studies how aerosols, including pollutants and pathogens, impact human health even miles away from the ocean. Read a Q and A interview here: https://scripps.ucsd.edu/news/scienti… Kim Prather’s research profile: https://kprather.scrippsprofiles.ucsd…