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Newly Released: State of the Cryosphere Report 2024
In the State of the Cryosphere 2024 – Lost Ice, Global Damage report, over 50 leading cryosphere scientists warn of vastly higher impacts and costs to the global economy given accelerating losses…
At the top of the world, lead pollution reaches even pristine glaciers
A new study reveals that human activities have polluted some of the Earth’s most isolated areas. By analyzing ice cores from the Guliya ice cap in Tibet,…
Joseph Chan receives Young Investigator Program award from the Office of Naval Research
Assistant Professor Dr. Joseph Chan (Ohio State Dept. of Geog. and Byrd Center PI) has been awarded a prestigious Young Investigator Program (YIP) research grant from the Office of Naval…
Dust: Jumpstarting Life on Earth’s Coldest, Driest Continent
A new traveling exhibit titled "Dust: Jumpstarting Life on Earth’s Coldest, Driest Continent" is set to unveil the fascinating interplay between microscopic dust particles and the harsh Antarctic…
Historic and Modern Lead Pollution Traced in Tibetan Glaciers
In a significant environmental study led by researchers at The Ohio State University and collaborators from Texas A&M University, scientists have uncovered the historic and ongoing sources of…
Declines in plant resilience threaten carbon storage in the Arctic
Rapid warming has impacted the northern ecosystem so significantly that scientists are concerned the region’s vegetation is losing the ability to recover from climate shocks, suggests a…
Researchers link El Niño to accelerated ice loss in tropics
Natural climate patterns such as El Niño are causing tropical glaciers to lose their ice at an alarming rate, a new study has found.
A phenomenon that typically…
Global Scientists and Ohio State Researchers Stress the Importance of Microorganisms in Planet Health and Sustainability
An international team of scientists, including four researchers from The Ohio State University, highlighted microbes' vital role in achieving a sustainable future in a new article published in…
Integrated Microwave Sensing Unveils Subglacial Water Dynamics Beneath Antarctica's Priestley Glacier
The Ohio State University's Earth Sciences Professor Emeritus Ken Jezek and Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Joel Johnson from the ElectroScience Laboratory, both principal…