Though there was little doubt among members of the State Historical Resources Commission that the Judith and Walter Munk Laboratory at UC San Diego’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography belongs on the ...

Surfers enjoyed 4-foot waves in 67-degree water Saturday near Scripps Pier with a light east-southeast wind and 8- and 12-second swells from west-northwest and southwest, respectively. And for having ...

The scientific community is mourning the passing of famed Scripps oceanographer Walter Munk, who died at his La Jolla home Friday at the age of 101, according to an obituary notice posted by the ...

The thin blue line in the city of South Lake Tahoe is getting thinner. Sgt. Richard “Doc” Munk, 55, will start his retirement Friday after 30 years of service to the city. The veteran officer, who is ...

Seiche, the lush and landscaped La Jolla Shores property once home to famed oceanographer Walter Munk, was damaged last week when a tree fell over during a storm. The tree’s roots raised the ground ...

Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego scientist Walter Munk, often referred to as the world's "greatest living oceanographer," was honored May 11 by Majesty the King of Sweden with the ...

On a chilly evening in early March, Peter Munk picks me up from my hotel in his tiny Fiat Punto, manual transmission, that he drives himself. His wife Melanie is stuffed in the back and our ...