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A Scientific Assessment of the Third Pole Environment
A recent report published by the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) provided a comprehensive assessment of environmental changes in the Third Pole.
Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Center Senior…
Undergraduate Student Government (USG) Supports Byrd Center Ice Core Facility
In January 2022 USG submitted a letter to OSU senior leadership in support of ice core facility renovations at the Byrd Center. The Byrd Center welcomes USG’s engagement and partnership.
Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Lonnie Thompson are the recipients of the BBVA Foundation's Frontiers of Knowledge Award!
Congratulations to Dr. Ellen Mosley-Thompson and Dr. Lonnie Thompson for receiving the Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Climate Change from the BBVA Foundation!
Details and BBVA press…
OSU Lantern - Polar Predicament: Byrd Freezers in need of renovation
The freezers that have been active within the Byrd Center for over 30 years are beginning to show their age and fall into disrepair.
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.
Developing machine learning tools for soil moisture data
USDA-funded project will help farmers respond to changing conditions.
15,000-year-old viruses discovered in Tibetan glacier ice
Most of the viruses were previously unknown to humans, study finds.
Reconstructing an Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation Index
Stacy Porter, a Postdoctoral Scholar with the Byrd Center's Ice Core Paleoclimatology group, recently published "Reconstructing an Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation Index from a Pacific Basin-Wide…
Mountaintop glacier ice disappearing in tropics around the world
A new study by Byrd Center Research Scientist, Dr. Lonnie Thompson, indicates icecaps are losing mass rapidly.