Scripps Science Responds to El Niño
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 9 February 2016
Scripps scientists study the powerful 2015–2016 El Niño’s impacts on California’s coasts, ecosystems, and weather, using surveys, drones, gliders, and citizen science to improve forecasts, preparedness, and understanding of climate effects.
Keywords: El Niño 2015–2016, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, coastal erosion, atmospheric rivers, marine ecosystems, climate research, ocean monitoring
Research Highlight: Deep-Sea Churro Finds its Evolutionary Home
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 10 February 2016
Scientists discovered four new Xenoturbella worm species, including X. churro, in deep-sea cold seeps and vents. Genetic analysis places them near the base of the animal tree, offering clues to early animal evolution.
Keywords: Xenoturbella churro, deep-sea discovery, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Research Highlight: Acoustic Technology Aids Scripps Scientists in Study of Marine Seeps
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 11 February 2016
Scripps scientists used acoustic monitoring to study methane seeps at a North Sea blowout crater. HARP tech revealed variable emissions, tidal effects, and an eruptive event, offering new ways to track undersea greenhouse gas release.
Keywords: methane seep, North Sea, HARP technology, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, greenhouse gas, acoustic monitoring, tidal effects, blowout crater
