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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

Byrd's Ice Core Facility in Need of Funding for Renovation

New Project Spotlight

Dr. Aaron Wilson to lead new USDA, NIFA project

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.