Research Highlight: Turning Down the Noise
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 5 September 2012
Scripps researchers found that reduced ship traffic in the Santa Barbara Channel led to lower ocean noise, revealing its harmful effects on whales. Noise disrupts marine life, raising concerns about ship design and marine conservation.
Keywords: ship noise, whales, Santa Barbara Channel, marine mammals, ocean acoustics, conservation, Scripps
Warning Signs in Nature
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 24 September 2012
Ancient Caribbean shells reveal how climate and habitat shifts from the Isthmus of Panama’s formation led to delayed extinctions. This study warns that today’s human-driven changes may have long-term impacts that are not yet visible.
Keywords: Isthmus of Panama, fossil shells, habitat shift, ocean history, Scripps, Leonard-Pingel
Researchers ID Unique Geological 'Sombrero' Uplift in South America
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 10 October 2012
Scripps scientists discovered a slow, steady magma buildup beneath the Andes causing a "sombrero uplift"—Earth’s surface bulges upward in the center while edges sink, revealing rare crustal activity and insights into potential super-volcanoes.
Keywords: magma, Andes, sombrero uplift, Altiplano-Puna, super-volcano, satellite data, Scripps
