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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.

November 10, 2003

UCSB Climate Experts Help Predict Rainfall Patterns in Central America and Africa to Avert Famine

September 29, 2003

Gaines Named Winner of Top Marine Conservation Award

September 25, 2003

Snowy Plover "Nursery" Success Earns Resource Stewardship Award

September 10, 2003

Role of Tropics in Global Climate Change Gains Attention

August 14, 2003

Long-Term Decline of Coral Reef Ecosystems Reported

July 10, 2003

California's Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms Serve as Marine Protected Areas, Says New Study Published by UCSB Experts

April 23, 2003

It's Breeding Time for the Threatened Snowy Plovers at UCSB's Coal Oil Point Reserve

April 17, 2003

UCSB Scientist to Explain California's Grassland Ecosystems

December 26, 2002

UCSB GEOGRAPHER WINS OCEANOGRAPHY AWARD

December 19, 2002

A Drop of Ocean Water Tells a Story

November 8, 2002

UCSB GEOLOGIST TO DISCUSS ISLA CALAFIA, AN ICE AGE ISLAND SUBMERGED IN THE SANTA BARBARA CHANNEL

November 6, 2002

UCSB HYDROLOGIST TO DISCUSS PAST AND PRESENT LOCAL DROUGHTS

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