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π€ Did you miss the last Perspectives Lecture at @birchaquarium.bsky.social? And the one before that? π We've got you covered! Tune into lectures led by Scripps Oceanography experts, covering topics like #AtmosphericRivers, ocean innovations, #ClimateChange & more.
https://www.uctv.tv/ocean-science/
Workers on R/V Sally Ride
R/V Sally Ride seen from Scripps Pier
βOur objective is to constrain past earthquake events that may have induced slope instability and that could pose future risk to subsea infrastructure, improving tsunami and geohazard assessments for coastal Southern California," said Scripps graduate & principal investigator Andrea Fabbrizzi.
Workers on R/V Sally Ride
Using high-resolution geophysical tools, the cruise focused on submarine landslides potentially triggered by active seafloor faults, working to reconstruct past earthquake events that may have destabilized slopes.
People working on R/V Sally Ride
The research team:
π Investigated fault complexity and submarine landslides in Tanner Basin
πͺ¨ Collected gravity cores in Catalina Crater
π Dredged volcanic structures from the seafloor
πΊοΈ Mapped the area offshore Scripps Pier to image newly identified sedimentary structures tied to La Jolla Canyon
R/V Sally Ride in the background with Scripps Pier in the foreground
R/V Sally Ride in the background with Scripps Pier in the foreground
π’ If you were gazing out at the horizon this weekend, you may have caught a glimpse of R/V Sally Ride returning from a research cruise! Cruise SR2602, which ran from February 21 through March 1, sought to research the California Continental Borderland & passed Scripps Pier on the way back to port.π§΅β¬οΈ
A $15M grant from the Fund for Science and Technology will help scientists with Scripps Oceanography and @ucsandiego.bsky.social expand into data-sparse regions with 𧬠environmental DNA surveys, π deep ocean monitoring and π§ glacier research.
Learn more: today.ucsd.edu/story/fund-f...
π Did you catch the Southern California Coastal Ocean Observing System's 2025 Year's End Report? The detailed report provides an in-depth analysis of field monitoring data and model forecasts to assess bloom development, toxin production, and impacts on wildlife and fisheries: https://bit.ly/4s9FE7W
π½οΈ Are we tuned into what's on our plates? π Scientists at @ucsandiego.bsky.social βincluding Scripps Oceanography marine biogeochemist Amina Schartupβare tackling mercury toxicity, hidden parasites and food web challenges that affect both ocean life and human health.
It's an ambitious task, but someone needs to do it if we're going to understand rapidly retreating glaciers in Antarctica. That someone is Scripps Oceanography polar geophysicist Jamin Greenbaum, and @nytimes.com's @zhonggg.bsky.social shares more about this crucial work. ‡οΈ
Scripps Oceanography glaciologist @helen-amanda.bsky.social studies the fastest-changing places on Earth to understand how melting ice and rising seas impact communities everywhere. We caught up with the celebrated scientist to learn more about her work and why it matters now more than ever. ‡οΈ
π 1οΈβ£ 6οΈβ£ teams represented by students from universities across North America are teaming up to collect observations to improve global #AtmosphericRiver forecasts. Learn more about the initiative led by @cw3escripps.bsky.social. ‡οΈ
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π’ For the first time in more than 180 years, the #FloreanaGiantTortoise walks in the wild. 158 endangered Floreana Giant Tortoises have been released back onto Floreana Island. Their return marks a major milestone in one of the most ambitious ecological restoration projects in the GalΓ‘pagos.
Left: Total estimated precipitation for the 5-day period ending 4 AM PST Fri 20 Feb based on the National Weather Service (NWS) Stage IV product. Center: Total estimated snowfall for the same period based on the NWS National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center (NOHRSC) snowfall analysis product. Right: NWS local storm reports received during the same period, color-coded by category.
Multiple winter storms brought heavy rain and snow to California last week. Portions of the Sierra Nevada received more than 6 feet of total snow.
See our latest Quick Summary for more information: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u....
Saturday, Feb. 21!
πββοΈScripps Pier, surf and snow ποΈ
πΈ: @ucsandiego.bsky.social photographer @erikjepsen.bsky.social
π Congratulations to Scripps marine biologist @vdisanto.bsky.social on being named a 2026 Sloan Research Fellow! Her research explores how fish move through changing oceans. Meet other @ucsandiego.bsky.social scientists who earned the @sloanfoundation.bsky.social honor. ‡οΈ
πWhat can an octopus teach us about interdisciplinary research? Join us on April 17 for Considering the Octopus Model, an environmental research conference hosted by @ucsandiego.bsky.socialβs Program for Interdisciplinary Environmental Research. Learn more and submit an abstract below. ‡οΈ
You can learn more about our research here: scripps.ucsd.edu/research
Here's a glimpse into some of the areas we cover:
π¬ Marine Science
π Earth Science
π Climate Change
β οΈ Hazards
π Marine Life
π Biotechnology and Biomedicine
π Oceanography
πͺΈ Coral Reef Ecology
π§οΈ Atmospheric Science
β Geophysics
βοΈ Bioscience
π Hey, it's your friends at Scripps Oceanography! We love sharing science, covering tons of topics, ranging from marine science to climate change to geology and more!
βOur question for you is ... what do you want to learn more about?
π¬ Take a look under the microscope with Svenja Kling, a PhD student at Scripps Oceanography who is using sea urchins as a model organism to study embryonic development, and the effects of ocean toxicants on embryos. β·
Learn more: https://bit.ly/4kwvThn
π This morning, Scripps / @ucsandiego.bsky.social alum and #NASA astronaut Jessica Meir lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida as part of NASA's SpaceX Crew-12 mission! Learn more about the mission, and even what's on her space playlist! β€΅οΈ π΅
π Scripps geophysicist Jamin Greenbaum is currently in #Antarctica, where he's investigating the drivers of Thwaites Glacier's rapid melting. @nytimes.com's @zhonggg.bsky.social gives readers the opportunity to see the work up close. ‡οΈ
Jessica Meir near Scripps Pier
π Preparing for liftoff in T-minus 12 hours!
Jessica Meir, a #NASA astronaut and @ucsandiego.bsky.social / Scripps alumna, is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station at approx. 2:15 a.m. PT on Feb. 13. Watch the NASA livestream here: bit.ly/461RI2G
π¦πΆ Journey from #ScrippsPier to #Antarctica with Scripps geophysicist Jamin Greenbaum, who is studying the largest of the fastest retreating glaciers that drain the West Antarctic Ice Sheetβ#ThwaitesGlacier.
β‘οΈ Learn more about the research: https://bit.ly/3YTueZt
Page one of the quick look featuring forecast highlights.
Page two of the quick look. On top are West-WRF based on the GFS 500-hPa heights showing the progression of the troughs. On bottom are forecast comparisons between the West-WRF based on the GFS and ECMWF.
Page three of the quick look. On top is West-WRF AR Scale matrix showing low probability of AR conditions next week. On the bottom is watershed precipitation forecast for the Upper Yuba watershed in the next 10 days.
Page four of the quick look. On top is a forecast comparison between the West-WRF based on the GFS (left) and ECMWF (right) for the second trough. On bottom is EPS probability of 24+ in. of snow on the right (from Weather Bell) and on the right is GEFS freezing level forecast for the Upper Tuolumne watershed.
CW3E AR Update: There is an indication for a pair of mid-level troughs and surface low pressure systems are forecast to bring precipitation to much of California beginning this weekend and continuing through the end of next week.
Read the full Quick Look here: cw3e.ucsd.edu/wp-content/u...
ALERTCalifornia is proud to be featured in this recent Scientific American article: How New AI technology is helping detect and prevent wildfires. Read the full story - https://bit.ly/4rdNVYA
β€οΈ Blind gobies (Typhlogobius californiensis) are finding love in an intertidal place. β€οΈ Researchers with the Fish Evolution Lab at Scripps Oceanography study how these fish have evolved unique adaptations that provide insight into evolution, biodiversity and more. ‡οΈ
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhsj...
π¨ RARE #SHARK SIGHTING! Cali Lingle, a Scripps Oceanography marine biology graduate student, scientific diver and anchovy bioenergetics expert, recently encountered a rare #PricklyShark during a night dive in La Jolla Cove. See for yourself! ‡οΈ
