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Scripps Institution of Oceanography @scrippsocean.bsky.social · May 13
🌍 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! ⬇️
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CW3E AR Update: Multiple weak #AtmosphericRivers and a low-pressure system are forecast to bring precipitation to the Pacific Northwest this week.

See our latest Quick Look for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u....
Page 1 of Quick Look. Summary of key forecast information. Page 2 of Quick Look. Top: GFS integrated vapor transport (IVT; shading and vectors) and sea-level pressure (SLP; contours) forecasts valid at 10 AM PST Tue 25 Nov, 4 AM PST Wed Nov 26, and 10 PM PST Wed Nov 26. Middle: GFS versus ECMWF IVT and SLP forecasts valid at 10 PM PST Tue 25 Nov. IVT difference (green/blue = ECMWF higher; orange/red = GFS higher) shown on the right. Bottom: GFS versus ECMWF IVT and SLP forecasts valid at 10 PM PST Wed 26 Nov. IVT difference (green/blue = ECMWF higher; orange/red = GFS higher) shown on the right. Page 3 of Quick Look. Top: GEFS and ECMWF 7-day control member AR Scale (shading) and ensemble IVT forecasts at 45.5°N, 124.0°W. Bottom: NWS Weather Prediction Center (WPC) quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF) valid for the 72-hour period ending 4 AM PST Fri 28 Nov and QPF/excessive rainfall outlook (ERO) valid for the 24-hour period ending 4 AM PST Thu 27 Nov. Page 4 of Quick Look. Top: Deterministic and ensemble 10-day mean areal precipitation forecasts for the Duwamish watershed. Bottom: GEFS 7-day freezing level forecasts and 6-hourly WPC precipitation forecasts (bars) for the Snoqualmie watershed.
November 24, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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🏅This Scripps Oceanography seismologist & a team of scientists from @utaustin.bsky.social & the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory just won the Nobel Prize of supercomputing! 💻⚡

Congrats to @inseismoland.bsky.social, who earned the @acm.org Gordon Bell Prize! 🧵⬇️
November 22, 2025 at 12:44 AM
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TOMORROW: Don’t miss Schmidt Ocean Institute's next Back Ashore webinar featuring Scripps Oceanography scientists. They'll share their findings on the toxic legacy of DDT barrels dumped off Southern California’s coast decades ago.

Register here: bit.ly/3KdYA57
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
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🐠 A marine fish collection in Puerto Rico has a new home!

Thanks to NSF support and a partnership between UPR and Scripps, thousands of specimens were saved, conserved and integrated into a world-class research collection, fueling discoveries in evolution, biogeography, and conservation. 🔬
The Library of Life - Dahiana Arcila, Ricardo Betancur-R., Ben Frable
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November 20, 2025 at 6:13 PM
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🌏 We're live at @cop30brazil.bsky.social!

The @ucsandiego.bsky.social o delegation has been busy over the last several days, advocating on behalf of our ocean and the planet! Watch this video for a behind-the-scenes look at the global climate conference. 🧵⬇️
November 19, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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CW3E Publication Notice: "Subseasonal-to-Seasonal Prediction: The Gap Between Weather and Climate Forecasting (2nd Edition)." Read more about this book, including a subsection on Subseasonal and Seasonal predictability of atmospheric rivers led by CW3E Researchers: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-publica...
November 19, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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ICYMI: The Keeling Curve is a daily record of global atmospheric carbon dioxide concentration maintained by Scripps Oceanography at @ucsandiego.bsky.social. Give @keelingcurve.bsky.social a follow for daily updates!

More information: keelingcurve.ucsd.edu
November 19, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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🏔️ Research from Scripps Oceanography scientist Lia Siegelman finds undersea "storms" are melting Antarctic glaciers from below. Researchers also identified a positive feedback loop in which ice shelf melting caused more ocean turbulence, which in turn caused more ice shelf melting.
Undersea "Storms" Are Melting Antarctic Glaciers from Below
A team of researchers including oceanographer Lia Siegelman of UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography co-authored a new study that describes storm-like ocean circulation patterns beneath A...
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November 18, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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🔬 @ucsandiego.bsky.social scholars are crushing it on the global stage! 💥 50 trailblazing scientists were named to @clarivate.com's 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list.

Shoutout to our Scripps stars:

🦠 @gilbertjacka.bsky.social, Microbiology
🌎 Shang-Ping Xie, Geosciences
UC San Diego and UC System Rank Among World’s Top Institutions for Most Influential Researchers
UC San Diego has once again been recognized among the top institutions in the world on the 2025 Highly Cited Researchers list compiled by Clarivate. UC San Diego tied for 18th in the world this year w...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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2️⃣ studies from Scripps Oceanography scientists find California’s beaches can bounce back from erosion caused by powerful winter waves. Here's what they uncovered. 🧵⬇️
November 17, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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🌈An #AtmosphericRiver brought a decent amount of rain to the #WestCoast this weekend, and @ucsandiego.bsky.social
photographer @erikjepsen.bsky.social was on the scene at #ScrippsPier to capture stunning photos of rainbows following the storm!
November 17, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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🎥 Here's your chance to see "Out of Plain Sight," a documentary exploring the origin and impacts of toxic dumping off the coast of California. Dive into the story and see how Scripps is helping us face what was left beneath the waves. ⬇️
https://www.outofplainsight.com/tickets
November 16, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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🌊 Attending #COP30? Join this interactive workshop co-led by Scripps students to explore how science can inform resilient coastal resource management.
📆 Monday, Nov. 17, 3 p.m. BRT
📍 Blue Zone, #OceanPavilion (PV-D120)
🔗 oceanpavilion-cop.org/session/scie...
A flyer for a COP30 workshop at the Ocean Pavilion titled "Science That Serves the Shores: Pathways for Resilient Ocean Management"
November 16, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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🌎 Reporting live from @cop30brazil.bsky.social! Here's #COP30 delegate Scripps PhD candidate Anthony Wilson, who studies extreme heatwaves and co-led the “Top 5 Ocean Action Items” panel with fellow Scripps students.

Learn more about Anthony and his research: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/uc-san-...
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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☔ Get those umbrellas out—an #AtmosphericRiver is making landfall soon! @cw3escripps.bsky.social scientists, engineers & staff will be on the ground throughout California launching weather balloons to better understand these storms. @cbsnews.com Sacramento has more. ⬇️
Atmospheric river researchers in Marysville begin critical work amid Northern California storm
As a storm moves through Northern California, the real work is just beginning for atmospheric river researchers.
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November 14, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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🎣 How can fisheries adapt to a changing climate? Scripps PhD candidate Max Titcomb joins this #OceanPavilion panel to discuss the impacts of overfishing and marine heatwaves, as well as solutions to build climate-resilient fisheries. #COP30
📆 Nov 15
🔗 https://bit.ly/4nLxq3i
November 14, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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🎥 @alertcalifornia.bsky.social cameras are capturing some incredible footage of the Northern Lights! The skies across much of Northern California were so bright that it triggered many cameras to switch into full-color “day mode.”

Check out more cameras here: cameras.alertcalifornia.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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🌎 Greetings from Belém, Brazil! A delegation of @ucsandiego.bsky.social students, faculty and leadership is here at @cop30brazil.bsky.social representing our ocean planet and advocating for science at the global climate conference.

Meet the #COP30 delegation: scripps.ucsd.edu/news/uc-san-...
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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An impactful #AtmosphericRiver is forecast to make landfall over CA this evening and bring multiple days of heavy precipitation to the state through Sat. Forecasts have trended towards a slower AR, prolonging the event duration & increasing precip. totals. Read more cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
November 12, 2025 at 11:23 PM
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ALERTCalifornia's cameras are ready to support emergency managers and the public during the upcoming #AtmosphericRiver. Check conditions live 24/7 at cameras.alertcalifornia.org. Look to @scrippsocean.bsky.social's Center For Western Weather and Water Extremes to learn more https://cw3e.ucsd.edu
November 12, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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⚠️An updated forecast for this week's #AtmosphericRiver set to impact the U.S. West Coast.

More information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda...
cw3escripps.bsky.social CW3E Scripps @cw3escripps.bsky.social · 15d
An #AtmosphericRiver is forecast to bring heavy rain and mountain snow to California this week. The NWS Weather Prediction Center has issued a marginal risk of excessive rainfall for much of coastal California.

See our latest AR Outlook for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/cw3e-ar-upda....
November 11, 2025 at 12:36 AM
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🚨Hey #WestCoast, we have some incoming #AtmosphericRiver activity! 🌧️

Follow our friends at @cw3escripps.bsky.social for more on what this means for the region.
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CW3E AR Update: Model guidance is showing the potential for #AtmosphericRiver activity along the US West Coast and heavy precipitation over California next week.

See forecast details here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
Page one of the quick look featuring forecast highlights. Page two of the quick look. On top are select model images showing the development of the cut-off and the moisture feeding the system. IN the middle is a IVT forecast comparison between the GFS (left) and ECMWF (middle) and the difference between the two (right). On the bottom is showing the difference in the GEFS members and GFS deterministic landfall timing of the AR. Page three of the quick look. On top is CW3E's landfall tool showing the difference in forecast probability of IVT > 250 kg m-1 s-1 in the EPS and GEFS for the next 15 days. On bottom is a select AR Scale matrix based on the GEFS forecast for a location in Northern California. Page four of the quick look. On top is CW3E's watershed precipitation tool showing the similarity in the forecast precipitation in the GEFS (left) and EPS (center) over the next 10 days. On bottom is the Climate Prediction Center's Days 8-14 Hazard outlook showing a moderate risk for Heavy Precipitation and Heavy Snow over California next weekend.
November 10, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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On 21 Nov. 2025, join us for a @schmidtocean.bsky.social Back Ashore webinar w/ Johanna Gutleben, Paul Jensen & Lihini Aluwihare from @scrippsocean.bsky.social, who will share findings from the 2021 #BiodiverseBorderlands expedition. Register now: schmidtocean-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
November 7, 2025 at 7:08 PM
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‼️ @cop30brazil.bsky.social is almost here! 🌎

Meet the delegates from Scripps Oceanography and @gpsucsd.bsky.social who will represent @ucsandiego.bsky.social at the global climate conference, and contribute expertise on the central role of oceans in the development of climate solutions. ⬇️
UC San Diego Cohort to Collaborate on Global Climate Solutions at COP30 in Brazil
From Nov. 10-21, 2025, world leaders, scientists, policymakers, industry representatives and delegates from around the globe will gather in the Amazon city of Belém, Brazil at the 30th United Nations ...
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November 7, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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🌏Who's heading to @cop30brazil.bsky.social next week?

If so, we'd love to see you at the #OceanPavilion! For the 4th year, we've teamed up with @whoi.edu to create a space to champion the ocean’s role in climate action. Learn more here. ⬇️
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The Ocean Pavilion Returns to International Climate Conference
More than a dozen of the world’s leading ocean science, philanthropic, and stakeholder organizations—led by the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI) and Scripps Institution of Oceanography at t...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:06 PM