UC San Diego Works to Mitigate Possible Oil Impacts from Spill off Huntington Beach
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 15 October 2021
UC San Diego and Scripps safeguarded seawater systems and marine life after the 2021 Orange County oil spill, using filters, drones, and wave gliders while aiding cleanup with real-time ocean monitoring.
Keywords: oil spill, UC San Diego, Scripps, seawater intake, wave gliders, ocean monitoring
Seamount Named for Iconic Scripps Oceanographer Walter Munk
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 22 October 2021
Scripps Oceanography named a newly mapped seafloor mountain the Walter Munk Guyot, honoring the late oceanographer. Discovered in 2019, it lies southwest of Hawaii and highlights Munk’s legacy in ocean physics and exploration.
Keywords: Walter Munk, Scripps, seafloor mapping, guyot, oceanography, Hawaii
Better climate models predict worse outcomes for future marine ecosystems in our warming oceans
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 3 November 2021
A study in Nature Climate Change shows future ocean ecosystems face higher risks under climate change, with marine biomass declines far worse in high-emission scenarios. Strong mitigation could reduce impacts.
Keywords: marine ecosystems, biomass decline, Scripps, emissions, fisheries, mitigation
