Center Director Mark Merrifield joined San Diego Councilman Joe LaCava in a May 3rd webinar on sea level rise in La Jolla. Councilman LaCava hosted three regional climate change experts: …
Center Researchers Participate in UC San Diego’s “Evenings on Nonconventional Wisdom” Climate Event
Center Director Mark Merrifield participated in a panel discussion during a UC San Diego climate event, “Getting Our Climate Act Together: Addressing Climate Change at All Levels” last Thursday, April …
Wetland Carbon Sink Research Sees Media Attention
Spectrum News 1 joined Matthew Costa in the field at Famosa Slough in San Diego, one of many local sites Matthew has visited this spring as part of his field …
Center Hosts 150+ Researchers at West Coast Flood Workshop
In late March 2021, the Center co-sponsored and organized a workshop on Coastal Flood Modeling, Prediction, and Observations for the U.S. West Coast, as part of the Ocean Visions Equitable …
Ocean Visions Summit: Abstracts Open
From May 18-21, 2021, Scripps Institution of Oceanography will be hosting the virtual Ocean Visions Summit. The Summit will bring together a multi-sector community of researchers, innovators, decision-makers, funders, and more …
Three Years of Field Surveys Identify Relationship between Waves and Coastal Cliff Erosion
Study shows that waves and rainfall are important parts of the erosion process, providing a new opportunity to improve forecasts Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego researchers have …
Scripps Oceanography Signs MOU with San Diego Gas and Electric
Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with California utility company, San Diego Gas and Electric (SDG&E) to examine …
Matt Costa Carbon Sink Research Featured in Media
Carbon storage research by postdoctoral scholar Matt Costa will give conservationists a better idea of how efficient the San Diego salt marsh terrain is at storing carbon. “With an understanding …
Geography 2050: the Future of the World Ocean
In this blog post, center postdoc Matthew Costa explains his recent special plenary talk at Geography 2050: the Future of the World Ocean. When you think of geography, you probably …
Researcher Q&A: Morgan Levy
This week we’re highlighting affiliated researcher Morgan Levy. Morgan recently joined Scripps Institution of Oceanography as an assistant professor with a joint appointment at the School of Global Policy and …