Falling Ash from Los Angeles Fires
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 21 January 2025
Ash from Los Angeles wildfires reached 100 miles offshore, coating ocean waters with toxic debris from urban infrastructure. UCSD and NOAA scientists are studying impacts on marine ecosystems, fisheries, and food webs through CalCOFI surveys.
Keywords: Los Angeles fires, ocean ash, NOAA, Scripps Oceanography, CalCOFI, marine toxins, fisheries
Shipyard Selection Begins for Hydrogen-Hybrid Coastal Class Research Vessel
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 31 January 2025
UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography has issued an RFP to select a shipyard to build CCRV, the first U.S. hydrogen-hybrid research vessel. CCRV will run 75% on liquid hydrogen, enabling zero-emission science missions in the Pacific.
Keywords: CCRV, hydrogen fuel cell, Scripps Oceanography, renewable vessel, zero emissions, research ship, RFP, UC San Diego
Hard Rock Geology above the Challenger Deep
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
Published: 5 February 2025
UC San Diego geoscientist Emily Chin joined a three-week NSF-funded cruise to the Mariana Trench, using ROV Jason to sample rocks and vents near Challenger Deep. The work sheds light on subduction initiation and deep-sea ecosystems.
Keywords: Mariana Trench, Challenger Deep, subduction, ROV Jason, deep-sea geology, rock samples, Scripps Oceanography
