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Wildfire Forecasting Using Hemispheric Climate Modes
A new study co-authored by David Bromwich, research professor of Geography at The Ohio State University and senior research scientist at the Byrd Center was published last month in npj Climate…
Sustainable Soil Movement Grows at United Nation's Biodiversity Summit, Conference of the Parties 15 (COP15) on Land Desertification and Drought
The Coalition of Action 4 Soil Health (CA4SH) is a coalition of stakeholders launched by co-leaders Leigh Winowiecki, a Soil Systems Scientist and leader of Land Health Decisions at World…
Huascarán Expedition Virtual Reality Tour Now Also Offered in Spanish
Roxana Sierra-Hernández, postdoctoral scholar at the Byrd Center, was instrumental in the translation of two Spanish-language versions of the Huascarán Expedition Virtual Reality (VR) Tour…
Below-Average Harmful Algal Bloom (HAB) Predicted for Western Lake Erie
Last month National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) released its annual HAB forecast for western Lake Erie. The forecast for this summer is a smaller than average HAB, around 3.5. The…
Congratulations Austin!
Austin Weber successfully completed his Master of Science (MS) degree requirements. The title of Austin's thesis presentation was Amazonian Influences on the Hydrological and Mineralogical…
Congratulations Gabo!
Gabriel Zeballos Castellon (“Gabo”) successfully defended his PhD dissertation last month. The title of Gabo’s dissertation was “Atlas of Bofedales in the Outer Tropical Andes: Spatial…
Dr. Fazlul Haq Awarded Prestigious Research Grant in Pakistan
At the end of last year, Dr. Fazlul Haq joined the Byrd Center as a Byrd Post-Doctoral Scholar to study the physical and human dimensions of glacial and hydrological dynamics in the Hindukush…
Water Imbalance Created in Tibetan Plateau as a Result of Climate Change Will Lead to Conflict
In a recent interview with Ohio State News Science Journalist Tatyana Woodall, Lonnie Thompson, Byrd Center Senior Research Scientist and Distinguished University Professor at The Ohio State…
Congratulations to Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley-Thompson!
The duo are the recipients of the BBVA Foundation's 14th edition of the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards. The BBVA Foundation’s 14th edition of the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards ceremonies took place…