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🌍 Looking for experts in Marine Science, Earth Science, Climate Change, Hazards, Marine Life, Biotechnology and Biomedicine, Oceanography, Coral Reef Ecology, Atmospheric Science, Geophysics, Bioscience and more? Give these leading Scripps Oceanography scientists a follow! ⬇️
🏅Congratulations to @ucsandiego.bsky.social & Scripps Oceanography climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan for earning the prestigious Crafoord Prize — one of the world’s most prestigious science awards given by @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social!
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January 29, 2026 at 11:02 PM
🏅Congratulations to @ucsandiego.bsky.social & Scripps Oceanography climate scientist Veerabhadran Ramanathan for earning the prestigious Crafoord Prize — one of the world’s most prestigious science awards given by @scienceacademyswe.bsky.social!
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What’s happening to our food? 🐟 UC San Diego researchers at @scrippsocean.bsky.social study seafood safety and sustainability. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3LNqGVy
#UCSanDiego #Sustainability #Seafood
#UCSanDiego #Sustainability #Seafood
January 28, 2026 at 7:36 PM
What’s happening to our food? 🐟 UC San Diego researchers at @scrippsocean.bsky.social study seafood safety and sustainability. 🔗 https://bit.ly/3LNqGVy
#UCSanDiego #Sustainability #Seafood
#UCSanDiego #Sustainability #Seafood
🐠 📈 Did our changing climate make fish bigger? All signs point to 'YES' according to research spearheaded by the Fish Evolution Lab at Scripps. Watch this video to see how ancient ocean temperatures shaped the evolution of fish body size. ⬇️
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Why some fishes got bigger when oceans got colder? - Dahiana Arcila & Emily Troyer
Climate has shaped life in the oceans for millions of years, but how exactly has it influenced the evolution of body size in fishes?
In our study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, we explored how ancient temperature changes ...
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January 28, 2026 at 6:13 PM
🐠 📈 Did our changing climate make fish bigger? All signs point to 'YES' according to research spearheaded by the Fish Evolution Lab at Scripps. Watch this video to see how ancient ocean temperatures shaped the evolution of fish body size. ⬇️
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=ZC2sYK-rSVk
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=shared&v=ZC2sYK-rSVk
🛑 STOP scrolling and enjoy these photos captured by Nicole Schriber!
📸🐋 She's a Scripps Oceanography student who uses the power of photography to help tell the story of her research, where she models baleen whale presence in Antarctica using physical oceanography.
📸🐋 She's a Scripps Oceanography student who uses the power of photography to help tell the story of her research, where she models baleen whale presence in Antarctica using physical oceanography.
January 27, 2026 at 10:13 PM
🛑 STOP scrolling and enjoy these photos captured by Nicole Schriber!
📸🐋 She's a Scripps Oceanography student who uses the power of photography to help tell the story of her research, where she models baleen whale presence in Antarctica using physical oceanography.
📸🐋 She's a Scripps Oceanography student who uses the power of photography to help tell the story of her research, where she models baleen whale presence in Antarctica using physical oceanography.
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CW3E AR Update: Multiple #AtmosphericRivers are forecast to bring heavy precipitation to portions of the Pacific Northwest this week.
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![Page 3 of Quick Look. (Top) GEFS ensemble probability of AR conditions [IVT≥250 kg/(ms)] along the West Coast of North America for the 16-day period valid 4 AM PST Mon 26 Jan through 4 AM PST Wed 11 Feb. (Bottom) GEFS 7-day control and ensemble AR Scale and IVT forecasts for 47°N, 124°W (coastal southern Washington).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:m6wmrhwljxz43udvb5drleue/bafkreico7df53z2pfzqjyk5w4sy6zoh6yyvuawyefoxaxajub4h64tgoru@jpeg)
January 26, 2026 at 10:28 PM
CW3E AR Update: Multiple #AtmosphericRivers are forecast to bring heavy precipitation to portions of the Pacific Northwest this week.
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🌎 ✈️ 🌍 The #AtmosphericRiver Reconnaissance program, led by @cw3escripps.bsky.social and @noaa.gov, has gone global! International partners have joined forces, and the first flights are officially [email protected] at @theworld.org has more ⬇️
theworld.org/segments/202...
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New research in Europe to track atmospheric rivers - The World from PRX
Europe’s first flights to study atmospheric rivers took off from Ireland today. The flights will focus on understanding the phenomena from the North Atlantic. The World’s Host Carolyn Beeler speaks wi...
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January 23, 2026 at 5:20 PM
🌎 ✈️ 🌍 The #AtmosphericRiver Reconnaissance program, led by @cw3escripps.bsky.social and @noaa.gov, has gone global! International partners have joined forces, and the first flights are officially [email protected] at @theworld.org has more ⬇️
theworld.org/segments/202...
theworld.org/segments/202...
Members of the Coastal Processes Group at Scripps spoke to FOX5/KUSI about the weekly coastal surveys they perform using high-tech laser scanners to measure erosion along beaches & coastal bluffs. This data helps researchers understand how the shoreline is evolving. Learn more:https://bit.ly/3YR0Xi4
Scientists track coastal erosion after holiday storms using laser scans
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography are using laser scanners to measure the increased erosion and small landslides along San Diego’s coastline caused by recent rainfall.
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January 22, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Members of the Coastal Processes Group at Scripps spoke to FOX5/KUSI about the weekly coastal surveys they perform using high-tech laser scanners to measure erosion along beaches & coastal bluffs. This data helps researchers understand how the shoreline is evolving. Learn more:https://bit.ly/3YR0Xi4
🌍 Scripps Oceanography Director @minwadhwa.bsky.social is at the @weforum.org Annual Meeting, joining global leaders to spotlight the role of ocean action in addressing climate change. At #AM26, she is sharing insights on the latest state of climate science & why investing in our ocean is essential.
January 21, 2026 at 8:07 PM
🌍 Scripps Oceanography Director @minwadhwa.bsky.social is at the @weforum.org Annual Meeting, joining global leaders to spotlight the role of ocean action in addressing climate change. At #AM26, she is sharing insights on the latest state of climate science & why investing in our ocean is essential.
❓Quiz time!
According to a new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists, the market damages are projected to be the largest cost to society, totaling global annual losses of _____ in the year 2100.
According to a new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists, the market damages are projected to be the largest cost to society, totaling global annual losses of _____ in the year 2100.
January 21, 2026 at 7:32 PM
❓Quiz time!
According to a new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists, the market damages are projected to be the largest cost to society, totaling global annual losses of _____ in the year 2100.
According to a new study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists, the market damages are projected to be the largest cost to society, totaling global annual losses of _____ in the year 2100.
🦠 A study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists reveals that #MarineMicrobes exhibited mostly positive interactions with one another over a six-year period. These positive interactions became even more common during times of environmental stress. Dive into the study. ⬇️
Positive Interactions Dominate Among Marine Microbes, Six-Year Study Reveals
A six-year analysis of marine microbes in coastal California waters has overturned long-held assumptions about how the ocean's smallest organisms interact. Researchers at UC San Diego’s Scripps Instit...
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January 21, 2026 at 5:49 PM
🦠 A study led by Scripps Oceanography scientists reveals that #MarineMicrobes exhibited mostly positive interactions with one another over a six-year period. These positive interactions became even more common during times of environmental stress. Dive into the study. ⬇️
📣 If you're concerned about offshore drilling, here's your chance to raise your voice. Samantha Murray, an ocean law and policy professor at Scripps Oceanography, shares how citizens can share their concerns in this @sandiegouniontribune.com Opinion piece. ⬇️
Opinion: You have until Friday to comment on proposed offshore oil drilling
We have lived the consequences of drilling in our ocean.
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January 20, 2026 at 6:55 PM
📣 If you're concerned about offshore drilling, here's your chance to raise your voice. Samantha Murray, an ocean law and policy professor at Scripps Oceanography, shares how citizens can share their concerns in this @sandiegouniontribune.com Opinion piece. ⬇️
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430.54 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 14-Jan-2026
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The Keeling Curve
The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego.
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January 16, 2026 at 8:12 AM
430.54 parts per million (ppm) CO2 in air 14-Jan-2026
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🔵 ICYMI: A new study led by Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social scientists provides a more complete measure of the monetary harm caused by global climate damages. @insideclimatenews.org shares more. ⬇️
Ocean Damage Nearly Doubles the Cost of Climate Change - Inside Climate News
The global cost of greenhouse gas emissions are nearly double what scientists previously thought, according to a study published Thursday by researchers at the University of California San Diego’s Scr...
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January 16, 2026 at 8:56 PM
🔵 ICYMI: A new study led by Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social scientists provides a more complete measure of the monetary harm caused by global climate damages. @insideclimatenews.org shares more. ⬇️
For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions. ⬇️
Study Finds Ocean Impacts Nearly Double Economic Cost of Climate Change
For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of ca...
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January 15, 2026 at 8:52 PM
For the first time, a study from researchers at Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social integrates climate-related damages to the ocean into the social cost of carbon— a measure of economic harm caused by greenhouse gas emissions. ⬇️
🏄Surfers at Cardiff State Beach had a rare encounter last week with an ocean sunfish, or the mola mola! 🌞 🐟 Manager of the Scripps Marine Vertebrate Collection Ben Frable (@frable.bsky.social) provided CBS 8 with more insight into the world's heaviest bony fish. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3NnoZyE
Mola Mola, an enormous Ocean Sunfish, swims with surfers then washes ashore in Cardiff
San Diego surfers encountered a rare ocean sunfish near shore! Discover why this majestic creature mistook the lineup for home.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:05 PM
🏄Surfers at Cardiff State Beach had a rare encounter last week with an ocean sunfish, or the mola mola! 🌞 🐟 Manager of the Scripps Marine Vertebrate Collection Ben Frable (@frable.bsky.social) provided CBS 8 with more insight into the world's heaviest bony fish. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3NnoZyE
✈️ #AtmosphericRiver tracking is going global! 🌍 Led by @cw3escripps.bsky.social & @noaa.gov, the AR Reconnaissance program is expanding worldwide, partnering w/ research teams across the globe to sharpen forecasts of extreme weather and better protect communities. @financialtimes.com shares more. ⬇️
European aircraft to track ‘rivers in the sky’ blamed for flooding
Streams of high-altitude water were behind UK storms such as Bert in 2024 and are expected to intensify with climate change
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January 13, 2026 at 11:04 PM
✈️ #AtmosphericRiver tracking is going global! 🌍 Led by @cw3escripps.bsky.social & @noaa.gov, the AR Reconnaissance program is expanding worldwide, partnering w/ research teams across the globe to sharpen forecasts of extreme weather and better protect communities. @financialtimes.com shares more. ⬇️
Join @ucsandiego.bsky.social's students, staff, and faculty, and alumni as we march in San Diego's Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and honor Dr. King by coming together for a Day of Service.
Learn more and register for the events here: https://bit.ly/4aVZpus
Learn more and register for the events here: https://bit.ly/4aVZpus
January 13, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Join @ucsandiego.bsky.social's students, staff, and faculty, and alumni as we march in San Diego's Martin Luther King Jr. Parade and honor Dr. King by coming together for a Day of Service.
Learn more and register for the events here: https://bit.ly/4aVZpus
Learn more and register for the events here: https://bit.ly/4aVZpus
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🎆 SSA HONORS:🎆 Congratulations to @scrippsocean.bsky.social Peter Shearer, our 2026 Harry Fielding Reid Medalist! Read more here about why his colleagues consider him one of the leading observational #seismologists of his generation: buff.ly/No49vYI ⚒️ 🧪
January 13, 2026 at 4:02 PM
🎆 SSA HONORS:🎆 Congratulations to @scrippsocean.bsky.social Peter Shearer, our 2026 Harry Fielding Reid Medalist! Read more here about why his colleagues consider him one of the leading observational #seismologists of his generation: buff.ly/No49vYI ⚒️ 🧪
🗻 Live from Antarctica! Today, NOVA @pbs.org is livestreaming from the ice as researchers—including Scripps & @ucsandiego.bsky.social geophysicist Jamin Greenbaum—study the rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier, one of the most consequential glaciers on Earth.
www.youtube.com/live/W7ejeYD...
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Live from the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica with Miles O'Brien | NOVA | PBS
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January 12, 2026 at 9:19 PM
🗻 Live from Antarctica! Today, NOVA @pbs.org is livestreaming from the ice as researchers—including Scripps & @ucsandiego.bsky.social geophysicist Jamin Greenbaum—study the rapid retreat of Thwaites Glacier, one of the most consequential glaciers on Earth.
www.youtube.com/live/W7ejeYD...
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What could set 10 feet of sea-level rise in motion? Join @Scripps_Ocean researcher Jamin Greenbaum today at 1 p.m. PST for 'Live from the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica' with Miles O'Brien of @novapbs to hear how he tracks movements of Thwaites Glacier. www.youtube.com/live/W7ejeYD...
Live from the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica with Miles O'Brien | NOVA | PBS
YouTube video by NOVA PBS Official
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January 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
What could set 10 feet of sea-level rise in motion? Join @Scripps_Ocean researcher Jamin Greenbaum today at 1 p.m. PST for 'Live from the Doomsday Glacier in Antarctica' with Miles O'Brien of @novapbs to hear how he tracks movements of Thwaites Glacier. www.youtube.com/live/W7ejeYD...
💡 Congratulations to Vanessa Scott, director of Corporate Affiliates, Business Development, Industry Outreach & Innovation at Scripps, for being named to the 1000 Ocean Startups 2026 Steering Committee! Her expertise & knowledge will be invaluable to the 1000 Ocean Startups community.
January 11, 2026 at 9:49 PM
💡 Congratulations to Vanessa Scott, director of Corporate Affiliates, Business Development, Industry Outreach & Innovation at Scripps, for being named to the 1000 Ocean Startups 2026 Steering Committee! Her expertise & knowledge will be invaluable to the 1000 Ocean Startups community.
⚠️Recent #AtmosphericRiver activity brought heavy rain to California, which can cause hazardous conditions along the coast, as cliffs can become unstable. Scripps Oceanography coastal geomorphologist Adam Young encourages beachgoers to be mindful of potential hazards. 🧵⬇️
January 9, 2026 at 10:03 PM
⚠️Recent #AtmosphericRiver activity brought heavy rain to California, which can cause hazardous conditions along the coast, as cliffs can become unstable. Scripps Oceanography coastal geomorphologist Adam Young encourages beachgoers to be mindful of potential hazards. 🧵⬇️
3️⃣ Scripps-affiliated leaders are featured in San Diego Magazine's 2026 Biggest Movers & Shakers list, recognized for driving bold ideas and shaping the future of our city. Join us in recognizing @minwadhwa.bsky.social, @gilbertjacka.bsky.social and @supervisoraguirre.bsky.social!
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January 9, 2026 at 7:26 PM
3️⃣ Scripps-affiliated leaders are featured in San Diego Magazine's 2026 Biggest Movers & Shakers list, recognized for driving bold ideas and shaping the future of our city. Join us in recognizing @minwadhwa.bsky.social, @gilbertjacka.bsky.social and @supervisoraguirre.bsky.social!
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🐙 Inspired by the power of octopus camouflage, @ucsandiego.bsky.social scientists have developed a way to produce xanthommatin, a color-changing pigment with potential real-world applications ranging from UV protection to thermal coatings.
How scientists learn from the masters of invisibility: octopuses
Octopus and other cephalopods are good at hiding themselves—and are inspiring cutting-edge technologies that may help us do the same.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:29 PM
🐙 Inspired by the power of octopus camouflage, @ucsandiego.bsky.social scientists have developed a way to produce xanthommatin, a color-changing pigment with potential real-world applications ranging from UV protection to thermal coatings.
📈 It's getting hot in here, and by here, we mean in the ocean. 🌊 So, what exactly does an increasingly warm ocean mean for our planet? 🌎 From measuring changes to potential impacts, Scripps scientists answer some common questions about ocean warming: https://bit.ly/44T1bZA
January 5, 2026 at 9:07 PM
📈 It's getting hot in here, and by here, we mean in the ocean. 🌊 So, what exactly does an increasingly warm ocean mean for our planet? 🌎 From measuring changes to potential impacts, Scripps scientists answer some common questions about ocean warming: https://bit.ly/44T1bZA