2026 CSP Masters Students Conduct Research on Heat and its Impacts

Written by: Aidaly Xicotencatl and Brooke Parks This 2026 cohort of Masters students from the Climate Science and Policy program at Scripps Institution of Oceanography once again produced an incredible range of interdisciplinary capstone projects. Here at the SoCal Heat Hub, we were lucky enough to work with two stellar students who focused their research projects on extreme heat and … Read More

Heat Hub Team Members Share Research at AGU and AMS Conferences

In December 2025 and January 2026, several Heat Hub team researchers attended conferences in New Orleans (American Geophysical Union – AGU) and Houston (American Meteorological Society – AMS) to share their ongoing work on heat and its impacts. This blog post, co-written by team members Xueli Yang (postdoc), Ian Campbell (staff researcher and former masters student), and Kristen Guirguis (Theme … Read More

PhD Student Laney Wicker Shares Heat Hub Research at EGU in Vienna

Written by: Laney Wicker The European Geosciences Union (EGU) conference takes place each spring in Vienna, Austria. While slightly smaller than the American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference, it still draws nearly 20,000 participants for a week of sharing the latest advances in geoscience research. The convention center, located just outside Vienna’s city center along the Danube River, provides a scenic … Read More

Heat Hub Members Present at Third Annual San Diego Heat and Human Health Summit: We Break Down Everything that Happened at the Hottest Conference in Town

For the third year in a row, the San Diego Heat and Human Health Summit (H3SD) brought together healthcare practitioners, scientists, legislators, and concerned community members for a convening to discuss how extreme heat is affecting human health in San Diego in the face of climate change and what we need to do to address it. Hosted by UC San … Read More

Reflections from the Heat Hub’s 2025 Climate Science and Policy Graduates

Written by: Hale Brown and Pete Polonsky This academic year, the SoCal Heat Hub was proud to yet again work with two graduate students from the Masters of Advanced Studies (MAS) in Climate Science and Policy (CSP) program here at Scripps Institution of Oceanography (SIO). These students, Pete Polonsky and Hale Brown, worked closely with Heat Hub scientist advisors to … Read More

Empowering Students in the Science Community: Creating spaces for students to envision themselves as scientists. Their scientific work is not just a part of the classroom, but a valuable contribution to the scientific community.

This guest blog post was written by Rachel Davey, Middle School Science and AP Human Geography teacher at City Heights Prep, and a valued partner of the SoCal Heat Hub. Feel free to contact Rachel Davey for the weather diary resources at rdavey@cityheightsprep.org Local Phenomena-Based Curriculum  We are lucky to have a Davis Weather Station at our City Heights Prep campus … Read More

SoCal Heat Hub’s 2025 Community Partner Workshop

In February we hosted our third annual all-community stakeholder meeting with partners from across the county representing professionals in education, health, local and regional government, and NGOs. We gathered at the WorldBeat Cultural Center in Balboa Park where we communicated research and education outcomes to date, gathered feedback on our work, and brainstormed how to achieve our project’s next steps … Read More

Ecohydrology Team Members Present Findings at AGU Conference

Written by: Laney Wicker, Xueli Yang, and Morgan Levy In December 2024, members of the SoCal Heat Hub’s Ecohydrology and Sustainable Greening team presented their research at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) annual meeting in Washington D.C. Scientists and professionals from across the Earth sciences attend the AGU annual meeting every year to learn about and share new, often unpublished, … Read More