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Icebergs near Greenland form from ice that has broken off--or calved--from glaciers on the island. A new study shows that the glaciers are losing ice rapidly enough that, even if global warming were to stop, Greenland's glaciers would continue to shrink.
December 8, 2020

Gravity Data Reveal Unexpected Antarctic Ice Variations

Assistant Professor and Byrd Center member Lei Wang's research was recently highlighted in EOS: Gravity Data Reveal Unexpected Antarctic Ice Variations.

Lei Wang will be presenting this…

AGU Fall Meeting, December 1-17, 2020
December 8, 2020

AGU Highlights | Fall 2020

A UV collar protects the borehole and water below from contamination during drilling at Mercer Subglacial Lake Antarctica. Photo by Billy Collins, via SALSA.
November 24, 2020

Lakes below glaciers could enrich oceans near Antarctica and Greenland

By Laura Arenschield
Photo by Billy Collins, via SALSA

Water beneath glaciers in Antarctica and Greenland is flowing into nearby oceans, carrying elements that might affect the way…

A Byrd Center researcher pulls an ice core for analysis.
November 17, 2020

Ohio State scientists seek funds to preserve rare ice core collection

The Columbus Dispatch recently spoke with Dr. Lonnie Thompson and Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson about the importance of the Byrd Center's on-going Ice Core Facility Renovation Project.

Barry Arm Glacier
November 13, 2020

Landslide along Alaskan fjord could trigger tsunami

A melting glacier in Alaska could trigger a tsunami on Prince William Sound.  A new paper by Chunli Dai of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, and others, shows just how much of the…

Satellite view of the llaca glacier
November 3, 2020

Beauty is all around

In the latest Alumni Magazine, the article Beauty is all around by Jo McCulty features images provided by Ohio State researchers across all departments. These images highlight research in earth…

Dr. Lonnie Thompson and Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson hold an ice core.
October 28, 2020

WOSU All Sides with Ann Fisher, Featuring Lonnie Thompson & Ellen Mosley-Thompson

Lonnie and Ellen appeared on WOSU's All Sides with Ann Fisher on Tuesday, Oct. 27, to discuss the importance of the ice archives at the OSU Byrd Center and supporting the Buckeye Ice Campaign to…

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October 21, 2020

Shrinking glaciers have created a new normal for Greenland's ice sheet – consistent ice loss for the foreseeable future

As Greenland’s glaciers retreat, they are losing ice at a faster and faster rate. Michalea King, CC BY-ND

Michalea King, The Ohio State University

Greenland is the largest…

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October 12, 2020

Indigenous Peoples' Day

By Chris Booker,

Originally published in Ohio State News.

Indigenous Peoples’ Day honored at Ohio State The day promotes the visibility of Native peoples

 

A conversation…