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Members of the Department of Meteorology from the Chilean Navy pose before a tour on the Scripps Institution of Oceanography research vessel Melville in Valparaiso, Chile.
Today, Scripps Oceanography researchers reported that a sharp increase of small plastic debris in the ‘Garbage Patch’ could have ecosystem-wide consequences. News of the Scripps study led to coverage from Time, AFP, U.S. News and World Report, the San Jose Mercury-News, UT San Diego, New Scientist, AP, NPR,
Scripps graduate student attempting to create a sonic census of marine animals using BAS tanks as test beds
Scripps researchers brief utilities, resource managers on climate’s potential impact on their operations
Editor’s Note: Sarah Gordon, a UCSD research safety specialist, was among the crowd of people who packed RIMAC to listen to the Dalai Lama. Here she recounts the experience of putting a question to the spiritual leader:
On Friday, April 13, a strange booming sound rattled San Diego. Even in a city used to earthquakes and military operations, this one seemed especially loud.
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