Researchers from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography and other UC San Diego departments published a study on the impact floating icebergs have on marine life and the implications for global warming research. The article is published in the June 21 issue of Science Express, an online publication of the journal Science that showcases articles before they hit the print edition.

At the July meeting of the UC Board of Regents, researchers from Scripps gave a briefing on the world-class research going on at the facility.

Scripps was the longtime home of Professor Charles Keeling, who was the first to confirm the rise of carbon dioxide in our atmosphere through extremely precise measurements that produced a data set known widely today as the "Keeling Curve."

Today Scripps researchers are still performing some of the world’s most advanced research on the impacts of global warming on such things as spring snowpacks, wildfires and ocean levels. The institution works closely with state agencies preparing California for the effects of continued climate change.

“We’re on the job for the State of California,” said Tony Haymet, director of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. “We do lead the world in the basic science of climate change, and we’re working hard for the State of California to prepare for the changes upon us.”