Dr. Tarik Benmarhnia, an affiliated researcher at the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, co-authored a systematic review quantifying the effect of landscape characteristics on levels of adverse health …
San Diego Ecosystems Assessment Available for Download Now!
A team of ecologists and climatologists, some of whom are research affiliates of the Center, conducted a review of the most current, regionally specific climate information and paired that with …
How Temperature Increases and Heat Waves Influence Hospital Admission Rates in California
Dr. Sasha Gershunov and Dr. Kristen Guirguis, affiliated researchers of the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, co-authored a paper examining the effects of temperature and heat waves on …
New Study Provides Insight For More Effective Sand Nourishment
Center staff member Bonnie Ludka led a study of San Diego sand nourishment projects and how they well they fared years later. The study, “Nourishment evolution and impacts at four …
Incoming “Potent” Atmospheric River to Hit Central California
Marty Ralph, Director of the Center for Western Weather and Water Extremes (CW3E) and a research affiliate of the Center of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, was quoted in the …
SXSW Features “100 Island Challenge” Surveys of Coral Reef Health
Dr. Jennifer Smith, an affiliated researcher of the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, was featured on a panel at renowned Texas entertainment festival SXSW earlier this month, sharing …
Researchers to Help Decision Makers Prepare for Hazards and Extreme Events
The California-Nevada Applications Program (CNAP) at Scripps Institution of Oceanography was awarded a 5-year $3 million grant to utilize their understandings of climate risks to inform decision makers in California …
“Undiplomatic Action” Released as the First Paper in a Series from the Brookings Institution about the Geopolitics of Energy and Climate Change
Research Affiliate David Victor recently co-wrote a paper titled, “Undiplomatic Action: A practical guide to the new politics and geopolitics of climate change”, as part of a series from Cross-Brookings …
How Sea Level Rise Impacts Cultural Heritage Sites in Puerto Rico
Dr. Isabel Rivera-Collazo, a research affiliate of the Center for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation, recently published a paper that assesses the impact of climate change, both current and projected, …
New Findings on Ocean Mixing and Influences on Global Ocean Climate Models
Dr. Jennifer MacKinnon, a research affiliate for the Center, recently led a paper summarizing findings from the Climate Process Team exploring new ways to represent turbulent mixing in global ocean …