Food Poisoning: Seafood and Bacteria
Human activities can increase levels of harmful microorganisms and pollutants in our water systems that have the potential to make us sick o...
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Perspectives on Ocean Science (Video)
Learn about ocean science from leading researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography. This series is taped at the Birch Aquarium at Scripps and has been in production since 2001 with ne...
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20 of 35 episodesOur Common Climate: Variability and Climate Change in the U.S. - Mexico Western Border Region
Please join us for the annual Keeling lecture in honor of Scripps Professor Charles David Keeling’s life and invaluable contributions to cli...
Understanding Atmospheric Rivers
Over the last two winter seasons atmospheric rivers have impacted California and the west with extreme precipitation and the cascading conse...
California Against the Sea: Reflections on Communicating Sea Level Rise
Join Los Angeles Times environment reporter and author of the new book California Against the Sea Rosanna Xia and Scripps Institution of Oce...
Hold Fast: Envisioning Climate Change through the Art and Science of our Local Giant Kelp Forests
Southern California’s giant kelp forests are ecosystems that are potentially vulnerable to the region’s warming waters, but unlike terrestri...
Understanding the Red Tide Phenomenon
Join Professor Drew Lucas from Scripps Institution of Oceanography as he delves into the intriguing phenomenon of red tides. In this enlight...
Developing Technology to Stay Ahead of Natural Disasters
Increasingly destructive wildfires are one of the most consequential impacts of our changing climate, often precipitating a cascade of relat...
From Pollution to Protection: Safeguarding Our Water Health
Water on Earth sustains and connects us, but human activities can increase levels of harmful microorganisms and pollutants in our water syst...
Navigating the Climate Crisis: Meeting the Challenges Ahead
The confluence of the accelerating climate crisis, more frequent and severe disasters, widespread systemic injustice and oppression, and any...
Climate Economics and Communication: Naming and Valuing What Matters
As humans, we benefit immensely from the ecosystems around us — including the ocean — in obvious and not-so-obvious ways. As climate change...
SOARS: An Insider’s Look at Scripps Ocean Atmosphere Research Simulator
Scripps Ocean Atmosphere Research Simulator (SOARS) is a unique installation that's changing the way oceanographers study and understand pro...
Dust and the Salton Sea - Urban Design for the Climate Crisis
Just a hundred miles to the east of San Diego, one of the largest inland lakes in the West is drying up as a result combined human activity...
Big Data: The Path Toward Wildfire Resilience
Increasingly frequent and intense wildfires in California and the western US are impacting communities across the state. Even areas not pron...
Coral Reefs and the Power of Adaptation to Climate Change
Scripps Institution of Oceanography marine biologist Stuart Sandin illuminates his work leading the 100 Island Challenge, a project that use...
Local Communities Plan for Climate Resilience
Coastal regions are susceptible to a host of threats to the natural environment and our quality of life as a result of climate change. Our b...
The Journey of the Little Blue Penguins
Join Birch Aquarium’s Senior Director of Animal Care, Science and Conservation, Jenn Moffatt, for a first-hand account of how their new exhi...
Sea Urchins and Sea Slugs
Amazing new technologies in developmental biology and genetics research are allowing scientists to begin to answer long standing questions s...
The Mysterious Pacific Footballfish
The Pacific footballfish is a large but rarely encountered deep-sea anglerfish known from only 31 specimens recovered worldwide. Strangely,...
Research for Resilience on a Changing Planet - The California Cooperative Oceanic Fisheries Investigations
The ocean provides a bounty of essential life-supporting services. Yet, a changing climate and increasing human uses are altering marine eco...
Research for Resilience on a Changing Planet - Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System
The Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System (SCCOOS) – part of the national U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS) – works...