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Kara Lamantia et al. confirm tropical regions as a historic methane source

Kara Lamantia and her colleagues recently published research in Nature using ice cores from Peru’s Nevado Huascarán to produce the first global record of historical tropical methane. The…

Austin Weber et al. investigate the influence of mineral dust on glacial albedo in the tropical Andes

Austin Weber and his colleagues recently published “On the Influence of Mineral Dust on Glacial Albedo at Nevado Huascarán (Cordillera Blanca, Peru)” in Journal of Geophysical…

Job Opening: Polar Archivist

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The Case for Quelccaya

A new white paper by Byrd Center paleoclimatologist Lonnie Thompson outlines the case for creating a National Park in Peru's Quelccaya region, home to the world's largest tropical ice cap. The…