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Satellite imagery shows the difference between current and average sea surface temperatures in the Eastern Pacific Ocean as a literal heatmap.

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NOAA Satellites

Sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean were already far higher than average by the first week of June 2026 due to El Niño.

December 8, 2008

Fisheries Stock Assessment Software Now Publicly Accessible

November 6, 2008

Sunlight Has More Powerful Influence on Ocean Circulation and Climate Than Do North American Ice Sheets, Say Scientists

October 30, 2008

Studies of Small Water Fleas Help Ecologists Understand Population Dynamics

October 28, 2008

Study Confirms Amphibians' Ability to Predict Changes in Biodiversity

October 23, 2008

New UCSB Faculty Member Receives Subaru's ‘Outstanding Woman in Science' Award from the Geological Society of America

October 20, 2008

Current Mass Extinction Spurs Major Study of Which Plants to Save

October 15, 2008

Scientists Propose the Creation of a New Type of Seed Bank, Will Help Understanding of Evolution and Climate Change

September 30, 2008

Study Reveals an Oily Diet for Subsurface Life

September 23, 2008

UCSB Researchers Part of $24 Million Center to Study Environmental Risks of Nanoparticles

September 18, 2008

New Study by UCSB, Hawaii Scientists Offers Solution to Global Fisheries Collapse

September 16, 2008

A Sustainability Blitz at UC Santa Barbara

August 26, 2008

Study of Islands Reveals Surprising Extinction Results

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