As highly productive carbon sinks, would seagrass meadows pose as a local mitigation tool against the impacts of ocean acidification? A new study from the Ecological Society of America explores …
Center Sponsors Upcoming California Adaptation Forum
The Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation is proud to sponsor the upcoming 2018 California Adaptation Forum (CAF), taking place in Sacramento from August 27-29. The biennial CAF gathers …
Atmospheric River Study Reveals Area of Improvement for High-Impact Weather Forecasts
Atmospheric Rivers (ARs) play a significant role in precipitation patterns and atmospheric circulation, and in order to accurately forecast high-impact weather events, the AR model itself must be accurate. In …
KPBS Interviews Scripps Scientists on Record-Breaking Ocean Temperatures
Record-breaking high temperatures in San Diego’s ocean waters have been making headlines nationwide. KPBS recently interviewed Dr. Dan Rudnick, a Scripps physical oceanographer and Center research affiliate, amongst other Scripps …
Center Researcher Discusses California Meeting its Emission Goals on NBC7
Local news channel NBC7 talked with Dr. Kate Ricke, who holds a joint appointment with UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography and School of Global Policy and Strategy and is a …