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
On the ground at the La Palma eruption
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 3 November 2021
The 2021 La Palma eruption, the island’s largest on record, destroyed 2,500+ homes but caused no deaths thanks to timely evacuations. Scientists study its basaltic lava, tephra, and hazards to improve volcanic risk management.
Keywords: La Palma eruption, Cumbre Vieja, Canary Islands, basaltic volcanism, volcanic hazards, evacuation, tephra
