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Scripps Institution of Oceanography

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Understanding and protecting the planet since 1903. @UCSanDiego

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Before high-tech climate monitoring tools, there were glass flasks! In the 1950s, Charles David Keeling cracked the code to measuring carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, work charted in the now iconic @Keeling_Curve. More on the history via Smithsonian Magazine. smithsonianmag.com/smithsonian-in…

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🔉 Using underwater listening stations throughout the #GulfOfMexico, Scripps Oceanography scientists tracked whales for three years to uncover patterns in where these animals appeared and how those locations were linked to oceanographic features. ⬇️ 🐋 acoustics.org/mapping-whale-…

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💯 Hours to Save America's Forecasts Join Scripps climate scientists & leading U.S. meteorologists for the Weather & Climate Livestream! The event celebrates the importance of science and explores the impact of the cuts on this research. 📅 May 28-June 1 wclivestream.com

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Recently, a symposium was held in honor of Scripps Oceanography Director Margaret Leinen & her contributions to oceanography. Watch the sessions covering a variety of fascinating science, including paleoceanography, marine carbon dioxide removal & more. ⬇️ scripps.ucsd.edu/news/past-pres…

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TOMORROW: Cliff Kapono (who earned his PhD in chemistry from UC San Diego) is a surfer, scientist & journalist. He's returning to campus to share his perspective on his approaches to knowing our ocean planet. 🌏 🌊 📍 Scripps Seaside Forum 🔗 cmbc.ucsd.edu/events/

TOMORROW: Cliff Kapono (who earned his PhD in chemistry from <a href="/UCSanDiego/">UC San Diego</a>) is a surfer, scientist &amp; journalist. He's returning to campus to share his perspective on his approaches to knowing our ocean planet. 🌏 🌊 

📍 Scripps Seaside Forum
🔗 cmbc.ucsd.edu/events/
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CW3E Publication Notice: "Wet Antecedent Soil Moisture Increases Atmospheric River Streamflow Magnitudes Non-Linearly" in the American Meteorological Society Journal of Hydrometeorology. Read more about this research here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-publicati…

CW3E Publication Notice: "Wet Antecedent Soil Moisture Increases Atmospheric River Streamflow Magnitudes Non-Linearly" in the <a href="/ametsoc/">American Meteorological Society</a>  Journal of Hydrometeorology. Read more about this research here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-publicati…
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Today, Ralph Keeling from Keeling_Curve will share his expertise as part of the Weather & Climate Livestream—a virtual event that showcases the important work of weather and climate scientists in the U.S., running May 28–June 1. Tune in and learn more. ⬇️ wclivestream.com/schedule/

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⚠️Pollution from the Tijuana River— including sewage, industrial waste and runoff —is impacting the air quality in San Diego, according to a new study led by UC San Diego researchers. Learn more about the research led by Adam Cooper, PhD & Kimberly Prather, Ph.D.: today.ucsd.edu/story/tijuana-…

⚠️Pollution from the Tijuana River— including sewage, industrial waste and runoff —is impacting the air quality in San Diego, according to a new study led by <a href="/UCSanDiego/">UC San Diego</a> researchers. Learn more about the research led by <a href="/ChemCooper/">Adam Cooper, PhD</a> &amp; <a href="/kprather88/">Kimberly Prather, Ph.D.</a>: today.ucsd.edu/story/tijuana-…
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🦠 A recent event hosted at Scripps Oceanography brought together scientists and conservationists to highlight the importance of #microbes and sound the alarm for their protection from extinction. @sciencemagazine has more on this groundbreaking work. ⬇️ science.org/content/articl…

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🦈 Wave hello to Justin Funa, a traveler, diver, surfer, and Scripps Oceanography Master of Advanced Studies Program in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (MAS MBC)student with a passion for shark conservation. 🌊 Learn more about his experience: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/scripps-s…

🦈 Wave hello to Justin Funa, a traveler, diver, surfer, and Scripps Oceanography Master of Advanced Studies Program in Marine Biodiversity and Conservation (MAS MBC)student with a passion for shark conservation.

🌊 Learn more about his experience: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/scripps-s…
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🌏 Join us at the #HollywoodClimateSummit! Catch up with Scripps Oceanography marine biologists, geochemists, atmospheric physicists, and researchers for answers to your climate questions. 📅 June 3 🕐1-2 p.m. 📍Grand Lobby, Samuel Goldwyn Theater 🔗 bit.ly/43QCooC

🌏 Join us at the #HollywoodClimateSummit! Catch up with Scripps Oceanography marine biologists, geochemists, atmospheric physicists, and researchers for answers to your climate questions.
📅 June 3
🕐1-2 p.m.
📍Grand Lobby, Samuel Goldwyn Theater
🔗 bit.ly/43QCooC
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A NASA-funded #CitizenScience program, FjordPhyto - Vernet Lab, is transforming tourism into an engine of scientific discovery for #Antarctic travelers!❄️ A new study showed that 97% of program participants felt an enriching experience contributing to research. ⬇️ today.ucsd.edu/story/survey-s…

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Don't forget to tune into the Weather & Climate Livestream—a virtual event that showcases the important work of weather and climate scientists (including folks from Scripps Oceanography!) in the United States. View the schedule and participate below. ⬇️ wclivestream.com/schedule/

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By testing air and water samples, UC San Diego researchers with Scripps Oceanography and UCSD Chem Biochem found a mixture of illicit drugs and chemicals from tires and personal care products in Tijuana River pollution. The San Diego Union-Tribune shares more on the new study. ⬇️ sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/05/28/ucs…

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Thanks to everyone who tagged us in aurora clips over the weekend! Here's a time-lapse of the aurora recorded on 6/1 from the Likely Mtn 2 camera just off the 395 near the border of Lassen and Modoc Counties.

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🏝️Leaders from Island-Ocean Connection Challenge founding organizations—Island Conservation, Re:wild and Scripps Oceanography—urge a shift in how we view islands. Not as a site of vulnerability, but as living laboratories of resilience and restoration. jointheiocc.org/news/islands-a…