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Scripps/UCSD among Seven California Universities Partnering with NOAA to Study Climate, Marine Ecosystems

NOAA chooses Scripps to lead new Cooperative Institute on Marine Ecosystems and Climate

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Breakthrough Achieved in Explaining Why Tectonic Plates Move the Way They Do

Researchers at Monash University and Scripps Institution of Oceanography identify movements of plate and plate boundaries; could substantially improve models of tectonic motion

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Earthquake Hits Anza-Borrego

Earthquakes rumble through Southern California; Southern Qinghai, China; Sumatra, Indonesia and Baja California, Mexico

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UC San Diego's Scripps Oceanography to 'Focus on the Future' with High School Students

Compton High School students dive into oceanography and earth science during dynamic three-week summer program

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  • Startup Strives to Take Risk Out of Severe-Weather Predictions
    San Diego Business Journal - Jul 19, 2010
    What if harsh weather conditions such as heat and cold waves could be predicted well in advance to give energy companies and consumers a head start on managing their resources? EarthRisk Technologies, a San Diego-based startup, plans to do just that. EarthRisk was born out of technology created by the Scripps Partnership for Hazards and Environmental Applied Research, or SPHEAR, at UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography
  • Rare Dark Jellyfish Showing Up in San Diego Bay
    Associated Press - Jul 13, 2010
    Scientists say a rare species of dark purple jellyfish is showing up in San Diego Bay and washing ashore on beaches. Dr. Nigella Hillgarth of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego said Tuesday Birch Aquarium at Scripps has four of the jellies for display.

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