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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 Ohio State University…

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…

Prof. Melisa Diaz Awarded the 2026 F.W. Clarke Award

Professor and Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Principal Investigator Melisa Diaz was recently honored with the F.W. Clarke Award for her pioneering research investigating the geochemical…