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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 1, 2005

Tropical Atlantic Cooling and African Deforestation Correlate to Drought, Report Scientists

November 23, 2005

Public Invited to Free Screening of New Documentary on Solar Power Produced by Nobel Laureate Walter Kohn & Narrated by John Cleese

October 19, 2005

Recent Landslides in La Conchita, California Belong to a Much Larger Prehistoric Slide, Report Geologists

October 13, 2005

Link Between Tropical Warming and Greenhouse Gases Stronger Than Ever, Say Scientists

October 13, 2005

Role of Race in Response to the Hurricane Katrina Tragedy Subject of Panel Discussion at UC Santa Barbara

September 26, 2005

UC Santa Barbara Embarks on 'Sustainability' Program, Plans Public Presentation October 6

September 26, 2005

UC Santa Barbara Environmental Professor to Discuss Lessons Learned from Hurricane Katrina

May 5, 2005

Small Glaciers in Northern California Buck Global Warming Trend

April 18, 2005

Hawaiian Soils Reveal Clues to Cultural History

February 28, 2005

UCSB Scientists Probe Sea Floor Venting to Gain Understanding of Early Life on Earth

February 10, 2005

Breakthrough System for Understanding Ocean Plant Life Announced

February 9, 2005

New Species of Coral Discovered Off Southern California

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