Registration is open for the inaugural OceanVisions2019 Summit! Enable ocean and climate solutions through science and engineering in collaboration with the following organizations: Stanford Center for Ocean Solutions, Standford Woods …
Affiliated Researcher Awarded $1.78 Million for Connectivity-Based Climate Change Resilience Project
Dr. Megan Jennings, an Affiliated Researcher of the Center, and Dr. Rebecca Lewinson of the Institute for Ecological Monitoring and Management at San Diego State University have received nearly $1.78 …
California Releases 4th Climate Change Assessment with Contributions from Center Affiliates
California released its 4th Climate Change Assessment, a multi-region review of climate change impacts that also provides planning tools to support the state’s response, on August 27, 2018. Many affiliates …
Center Director and Researchers Lead Activities in Tribal Training Event, “Introduction to Climate Change Adaptation Planning”
The Center co-sponsored a three-day “Introduction to Climate Change Adaptation Planning” on August 7-9, 2018 with local tribes. In partnership with the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) and the …
Study Considers Role of Seagrass Meadows in Buffering Ocean Acidification
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 …
Pollution Tied to One-Fifth of Infant Deaths in Sub-Saharan Africa, New Study Finds
A recent paper, co-authored by research affiliate Dr. Jen Burney, finds that air pollution is strongly related to infant mortality rates in sub-Saharan Africa — with the pollution being responsible …