
Congratulations to Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley-Thompson!
Recipients of the BBVA Foundation's 14th Edition of the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards

A SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT OF THE THIRD POLE ENVIRONMENT
Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Center Senior Scientist, Ohio State University Distinguished Professor and honorary member at the Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research (ITP), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), is one of the lead authors of the United Nations Environment Program's (UNEP) recent publication, providing a comprehensive assessment of environmental changes in The Third Pole.

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Congo Basin Hydrology, Climate, and Biogeochemistry: A Foundation for the Future
An American Geophysical Union (AGU) Geophysical Monograph



Glacier Ice Samples Act as Records of Climate Change's Impact on Earth
PBS Newshour story featuring Dr. Lonnie Thompson, Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson, Dr. Emilie Beaudon and the ice core storage facility!

Mountaintop Glacier Ice Disappearing in Tropics Around the World
A new study by Byrd Center Research Scientist, Dr. Lonnie Thompson, found mountaintop glacier ice in the tropics of all four hemispheres covers significantly less area than it did just 50 years ago.
History Corner

Ever wonder about the living conditions of early polar explorers? What did they eat? How did they eat it? Did they have balanced diets? Learn this and more through the Polar Archives' new exhibit available NOW via in-person tours or online.
Want to tackle more history? Check out the rest of History Corner for tales of ghostwriters, stowaways, Antarctic milkmen, and more!
History Corner

Ever wonder about the living conditions of early polar explorers? What did they eat? How did they eat it? Did they have balanced diets? Learn this and more through the Polar Archives' new exhibit available NOW via in-person tours or online.
Want to tackle more history? Check out the rest of History Corner for tales of ghostwriters, stowaways, Antarctic milkmen, and more!